During breaks between speakers at the Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate, WEKU approached elected officials from eastern Kentucky, not knowing their party affiliation, to ask what they thought of President Trump's second term so far.
Tim Salyer is a Johnson County commissioner.
“I'm excited about our new president. I am excited about that. I worry maybe sometimes he may run too fast and do things too fast, but I've got confidence in him, and I'm hoping he'll do a good job.”
Pike County Commissioner Freddie Lewis acknowledged there may be some pain if a trade war is started with tariffs -- tax hikes on imported goods – from Canada and Mexico. He said he believes the end result will be worth it.
“That's the goal, I think, at the end of the day that we're that we're trying to, where we don't have to worry about, you know, if Canada don't want nothing to do with us, or if, if Mexico don't want nothing to do with us, we are a blessed country. We have the resources right here in our country to where we can be very self-sufficient and be blessed in this country with just us.
Lee County Judge-Executive Steve Mays said he’s not concerned about spending freezes, spending bans or trade wars.
“I’ve been for Trump every time he's ever ran. I think he’s doing a great job. He's doing exactly what he was going to do and with the tariffs, that's a negotiating tool I think that he's using. And I think Trump is smart. He's a negotiator, and he's somebody that can get something done.”
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