First, Trump is doing a hell of a good job screwing everything up, alienating the heads of friendly nations, and sucking up to Russia.

But that aside, Ms. Rampell is arguing against the power of unions and for the rights of employers in hiring and firing workers as a cure for the stagnation of the French economy. As a conservative you should applaud those goals, since union busting is what your Republican cowboys like doing most, after screwing the poor and giving money to the rich, including themselves.

The stock market is up, indeed, but that has nothing to do with Trump, and more to do with the continuing slow expansion. My modest portfolio has gone up about 2K a month this year so I'm not complaining, although it went up faster under Obama. Presidents don't have much to do with the stock markets. 

But I don't believe your jobs figure, and if Congress cuts back spending a lot of jobs are going down the drain. New factories? Sure, but start-ups have been coming in for years.