The cause of problems Americans face has hooves, long ears, and a paperback copy of Antifa’s handbook. But the engine behind U.S. victories answers to the name, President Donald Trump.

Economy

A March 14 Economist report noted “GDP grew at 0.7% per year in the fourth quarter.” Inflation was 3.0%, and unemployment, 4.4%. Since Trump initiated MAGA policies, the S&P 500 has risen to 9.6%.

A February CAPS / Harris poll reported 51% of respondents are confident our economy is strong. That’s up from earlier polls. 52% agreed dollar matters were worse under Biden. 59% credited Trump for the uptick.

Tax refund

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently cited new IRS and Treasury Department data. They showed the average refund for Americans filing 2026 federal taxes is higher than in 2025’s identical period. Newsweek: “$3,700.”

Housing affordability

In February, the White House stated “President Donald J. Trump is delivering real, immediate relief to American families struggling with high housing costs as the national median rent falls to its lowest level since 2022.”

Also: “This welcome news for renters comes as President Trump’s agenda delivers multi-year low gas prices (Gasbuddy), falling mortgage rates (NBC News), record-breaking tax refunds (USA Today, CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and CNBC), wage increases [consult your wallet], and more — with much more relief on the way to make sure all Americans benefit.”

(The Gateway Pundit just noted: “Gas prices during the Biden years went as high as $5 per gallon in the US…gas prices today are at $3.66 per gallon.”)

Vehicle costs have also declined, giving car companies their best sales year since 2019 (Bloomberg). Again, the White House: “Overall, goods-producing workers — the backbone of American industry — are on track to see their real annual earnings rise by $1,300 in President Trump’s first full year in office. Mining and logging workers are on track for an increase of $2,200, construction workers are on track for an extra $1,400, and manufacturing workers are on track to gain $1,300.”

Mortgages

The Redfin real estate brokerage firm reports mortgage rates dropped down to 6% in February and early March, the lowest level in three and a half years. Who can be credited for that? The man behind the Resolute Desk.

Drug prices

Last December, The Trump administration announced agreements with nine major pharmaceutical firms. Drug companies would charge U.S. purchasers the same low prices as were being charged in other countries. (That’s called Most-favored-nation, or MFN, cost.) Because Trump acted on average Americans’ behalf, needed medicines are now within easy reach.

Iran

Those wishing ill for America miscast our wonderful decimation of terrorism-bankroller Iran – and prevention of its nuclear weapons production — as a “new war” candidate Trump had vowed to avoid.

Instead, it is something to which past Oval Office occupants paid cheap lip service, but never actually undertook. Iran’s subsidizing global terror – and the mass murderousness of its bomb-hurling, venomous fanatics – made it a very real threat to every nation whose peoples refused to bend knees to dark ages superstition.

Iranian efforts to cultivate nuclear arms, with which to destroy entire lands of innocents, begged for scorched-earth demolishment. Commander in Chief Trump had the sand. And then some.

Of course, the grand bloom of patriotism in the hearts of men across our country cannot be mechanically gauged. The national mood, though, is one of renewed pride in our Constitution, ideals, traditions, culture, and global preeminence.

That was demonstrated beyond dispute by the roaring throngs packing candidate Trump’s stadium rallies to capacity, as well as his electoral college and popular majorities. When’s the last time you heard of millions abandoning Old Glory for the ragged banner of some Third World socialist hell hole?

The benefits accrued to regular Americans may (and should) soon be joined by another.

SAVE Act

CAPS / Harris found 58% support the principle of requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship. And a thundering 71% back SAVE.

Other polling companies that registered support for voter ID include The Center Square (71%), Rasmussen (75%), McLaughlin and Associates (77%), Napolitan News Service (81%), Pew (83%), and Gallup (84%).

CNN pollster Harry Enten and NBC Nightly News host Tom Llamas have also acknowledged widespread public endorsement of Trump’s American vote security initiative. “It’s not controversial,” Enten admitted on X.

Of the act’s Democrat opponents, Trump correctly observed: “They want to cheat…They have cheated. And their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat.” In another assessment, he said “If you had voter ID, if you had proof of citizenship, they could never win an election. And they know that.”

I haven’t even mentioned the return to sanity and sovereignty embodied in our president’s slamming tight the border, and embarking on long-needed mass deportations. National security, safe neighborhoods, cutting completely the trafficking into America of deadly drugs and victims of sex slavery, cultural cohesiveness…

Who could possibly oppose those virtues? Only someone with hooves, long ears, and a paperback copy of Antifa’s handbook.

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Waterloo’s DC Larson is the author

of That a Man Can Again Stand Up

and Ideas Afoot. He counts among

freelance credits the Daily Caller, American Thinker, Iowa Standard, and numerous heartland papers.