Just those two items made Ike a great president. If Trump does nothing but build a wall, freeze the massive Muslim influx, and and end sanctuary cities, then he belongs on Mt Rushmore
Thanks for pointing out one of the most important facts of Eisenhower’s legacy.
And last year while running and challenged about his deportation of millions of illegals, Donald mentioned how Eisenhower accomplished it.
And before Donald mentioned this in the press, Freepers such as yours truly had brought up the subject of Eisenhower’s success in Operation Wetback as a counterargument to those in the press who kept harping “can’t be done, can’t be done”, like Michael Medved and so many others both conservative and liberal.
And here comes Donald saying almost verbatim what we Freepers had been discussing.
And that is one of several examples why many of us believe Donald reads or has someone read FR.
The Un-Armed Forces Medley (Trump for Prez!)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nh8kaXXv35c?rel=0
It is worth noting that in addition to warning against the military-industrial complex, he also warned against Big Science in collusion with government. The push for greater government to “solve” supposed catastrophic anthropogenic global warming comes immediately to mind.