What is the most popular thing Donald Trump has done as president? It actually came before entering the White House when, last December, President-elect Trump announced he had persuaded the Carrier Corporation to keep in Indiana hundreds of jobs that had been slated to move to Mexico. A short time later, Politico ran a story headlined, “Trump’s Carrier deal is wildly popular.” Imagine a headline like that about anything else the president has done.

Compared to the big economic picture, the Carrier matter involved a tiny number of jobs. And there was quibbling about Carrier’s intent. But Trump’s involvement sent a clear message: I was elected to fix the economy, to bring more and better jobs to Americans, and that is going to be my first priority as president.