AFP, Los Angeles :
As Donald Trump approaches his 100th day in office, AFP sought out two voters-one a supporter and another an opponent of the president-to gauge what they thought of his performance so far.
Clark is an oil industry executive in California’s conservative Central Valley, the state’s agricultural heartland where the oil and gas industry is also booming.
He said he feels Trump “is doing a good job to push his agenda even though a lot of things still have to go through Congress. I think 96 percent of the people who voted for him still support him and I’m one of them.”
Clark said even though many people around him who work in the oil industry have lost their jobs, they still support the president and “have strong hopes Trump is gonna turn that around.”
He added he was also all in favor of Trump’s environmental policies and his approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, reversing former president Barack Obama’s decision to block the controversial project.
“The more pipelines, the more refineries, I’m happy with it,” he said.
But while he is all smiles on most of Trump’s actions so far, he said he was concerned the president might buckle under pressure and back down on his campaign pledge to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico.
“There’s still a lot of people concerned about this,” Clark said.
And though he supports the administration’s push to crack down on illegal immigration, Clark said he did not support separating families.
“There’s a lot of bad guys coming through our borders and let’s be real frank … what if they show up as your next door neighbor?” he asked. “You can see things are happening all over the United States right now and in other countries.”
As for the war of words between North Korea and Trump over the last month, Clark said it was important for the United States to take a “tough stance.”
“When you read the headlines ‘where will the first missile land?’ It’ll be right here in the oil pad,” he said, referring to central California.
Clark said he was also in favor of the recent US missile strike on a Syrian air base following a deadly chemical attack blamed on Syrian government forces.
“I always think about what if it’s my grandchild or my children,” he said. “Actually I wish they had gone back and shelled more just to show we’re serious about it.”
As Donald Trump approaches his 100th day in office, AFP sought out two voters-one a supporter and another an opponent of the president-to gauge what they thought of his performance so far.
Clark is an oil industry executive in California’s conservative Central Valley, the state’s agricultural heartland where the oil and gas industry is also booming.
He said he feels Trump “is doing a good job to push his agenda even though a lot of things still have to go through Congress. I think 96 percent of the people who voted for him still support him and I’m one of them.”
Clark said even though many people around him who work in the oil industry have lost their jobs, they still support the president and “have strong hopes Trump is gonna turn that around.”
He added he was also all in favor of Trump’s environmental policies and his approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, reversing former president Barack Obama’s decision to block the controversial project.
“The more pipelines, the more refineries, I’m happy with it,” he said.
But while he is all smiles on most of Trump’s actions so far, he said he was concerned the president might buckle under pressure and back down on his campaign pledge to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico.
“There’s still a lot of people concerned about this,” Clark said.
And though he supports the administration’s push to crack down on illegal immigration, Clark said he did not support separating families.
“There’s a lot of bad guys coming through our borders and let’s be real frank … what if they show up as your next door neighbor?” he asked. “You can see things are happening all over the United States right now and in other countries.”
As for the war of words between North Korea and Trump over the last month, Clark said it was important for the United States to take a “tough stance.”
“When you read the headlines ‘where will the first missile land?’ It’ll be right here in the oil pad,” he said, referring to central California.
Clark said he was also in favor of the recent US missile strike on a Syrian air base following a deadly chemical attack blamed on Syrian government forces.
“I always think about what if it’s my grandchild or my children,” he said. “Actually I wish they had gone back and shelled more just to show we’re serious about it.”
