to our democracy when it comes to the media it is the media has thrown away its credibility with the american people. gallup poll showed more americans have a negative view of the media than positive. that is not good for democracy. we need a robust, credible media to hold power accountable and in form the citizenry. we don t have that right now because the media does not see itself as guardians of free speech, guardians of common americans holding power accountable, they see themselves as protectors of the status quo. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour and helping our heroes, donald trump making america great again for nation s veterans, our next guest here to break down his accomplishments and why congress needs to step
take action and temperament these greener practices. heather: helping our heroes donald trump promising to do whatever it takes to give our nation s veterans the care and respect they deserve. to discuss the impact of the trump administration on the lives of american veterans, marine corps veteran and executive director of concerned veterans of america, dan caldwell, thank you for joining us. thank you for having me on again, i appreciate it. let s begin with the va and increasing accountability at the va not the least of which, one of many things donald trump has accomplished. this is a big accomplishment for the trump administration. back in june the president signed into law the va accountability protection act and what this bill did is made
and paying $3 billion in taxes on profits overseas, taking advantage of a 1-year window in the tax reform law that lets companies repatriate money at a lower tax rate, and the stock bonus to most of its employees and says it will make $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years. there is more good news, yesterday the dow closed above 26,000 for the first time, the biggest us companies released stronger-than-expected quarterly result, some investors are nervous about a potential government shutdown of congress doesn t pass ningbo by friday. nasdaq record. president tweeted the main street back, the strongest bumps since the great recession, by billions of dollars. whether you voted for him or not i like him or not if he succeeds the nation succeeds. look at the economy, if he fails the nation fails.