The layoffs have stunned these steelworkers who, just a year ago, greeted President Trump’s election as a new dawn for their industry. Mr. Trump pledged to build roads and bridges, strengthen “Buy America” provisions, protect factories from unfair imports and revive industry, especially steel. But after a year in office, Mr. Trump has not enacted these policies. And when it comes to steel, his failure to follow through on a promise has had unintended consequences. And in early June, Mr. Trump told a crowd in Cincinnati, “Wait till you see what I’m going to do for steel and your steel companies,” vowing that he would “stop the dumping” of products at superlow prices by other nations. “We’ll be seeing that very soon. The steel folks are going to be very happy,” he said. But the announcement never came. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/business/economy/trump-steel-industry-layoffs.html?smid=re-share Unemployment in the Midwest has actually risen under his presidency http://www.newsweek.com/trump-jobs-midwest-rust-belt-unemployment-751475 Justice served and more to come
Taking credit for macroeconomic trends while refusing to help with microeconomic issues when he can is what we are talking about here. He is a clear failure in both.