I voted for exactly what President Trump is doing

I vote for what President Donald Trump is doing. I just hope the extremist judge gets out of the way and lets the executive do his job.

No one elects judges who are constantly involved in day-to-day policy decisions, and they are a huge problem. Members of Congress need to stop talking nonsense. This president is setting America on a good path forward to sustain itself for hundreds of years to come. Other politicians are only focused on the next election. We need to protect America first. Thankfully, Trump is doing just that.

• pass A great, beautiful bill: Makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent, increases child care subsidies, eliminates the tip tax, waives overtime and Social Security taxes for most beneficiaries, and includes a Trump account that provides $1,000 in investments for U.S.-born children.

• Peace Chairman: It has used economic pressure and military force to end multiple wars and promote peace settlements in warring countries, including in the Middle East, although Russia’s deal with Ukraine remains elusive.

He should not allow Chinese students into our universities. Their exemption was a mistake. China pressures students to spy for them.

We are safer and our finances are in much better shape under President Trump.

Trump should work to maintain control of Congress, and he should focus on expanding U.S. energy leadership policies to achieve complete U.S. energy independence, cutting regulations to further boost the economy, and securing our borders with unprecedented immigration enforcement to keep America First in 2026.

-Gina Noya, Texas

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More readers’ thoughts on Trump’s first year

Originally I still had hope As he said repeatedly on the campaign trail, he will get us out of foreign conflicts. I’m very disappointed in Trump’s second term. He essentially betrayed everyone who voted for him on America First principles. Instead, we seem to be returning to neoconservative interventionism.

— John Waring, New Jersey

This is worse than I thoughtand spineless Republicans let Trump get his way. He alienated our former friends and cozied up to war criminals. Things will be more expensive and the environment will deteriorate faster because of tariffs. For me, it involves a lot of things in everyday life.

— Isabel Ackerman, Montana

I’m afraid nothing has changed. Groceries are still expensive, there’s still a lot of political disagreement between people, and it’s not even possible to sit down and have a normal conversation. Immigration raids have kept me from living on the streets with my family simply because I am Latino, even though I am a citizen. I knew I would be a target.

-Wilfredo Pagan, North Carolina

I’m watching the greatest experiment ever Die in freedom and democracy. It’s understandable that Trump would engage in such a shameful act of malice, such a despicable abuse of power. It’s shocking to be abandoned by Congress. The drama ends when equal branches of government submit to one another.

—Mark Detrey, Pennsylvania

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