WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's been six months since President Donald Trump was officially sworn into office. How's he doing? Depends on who you ask.
28/22 News visited the Arena Hub in Wilkes-Barre Township on Monday to find out how people there were feeling about the president's performance.
President Trump has drawn criticism and support from both sides of the political spectrum, and the people 28/22 News spoke with are no different.
Tariffs, taxes, and peace talks: A lot has happened in just six months of President Trump's second term in office.
Depending on who you ask, his presidency and the actions taken by his administration are either brilliant or a bust.
"Over the course of the past six months, we've seen some of the most egregious actions against everything that this country stands for that we've seen in a mighty long time," Larksville resident Donnie Kirchner stated.
"I gotta say, I am happy, the markets are up, they look healthy, they look strong, it looks like there's not a lot holding them back like it used to," Naim Demiraj from Hazleton said.
Turning to the economy, the S&P 500 is up more than 7% in the last six months.
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Federal interest rates are down nearly 1% compared to this time last year, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment is up .1% since January, but consistent with June of last year.
"I think the economy is in a good place for some people. For people that it was already in a good place for. For everybody else? No," Kirchner added.
"Anything can happen overnight and change, but from what I see right now, I think the economy is looking stronger than it did in the last four years for sure," Demiraj stated.
While the two may not agree on the state of our country or Trump's presidency, there is one thing they'd both like to see change.
"If their only crime was crossing the border, I think we should give them a chance to stay. You know, especially when they have children and their whole families over here," Demiraj told 28/22 News.
"Oftentimes, these people don't actually have criminal records, and you're taking these people off the streets out of their communities where they're in good standing and you're putting them in internment camps. For what?" Kirchner continued.
