Over
the summer, I went to Mexico. On my third day in Cancun, I talked to this kid
named Hugo. Hugo was from Mexico City and was very politically engaged. After a
while, I asked him about Donald Trump, I couldn’t prepare for what I was going
to hear next. Donald Trump has referred to undocumented citizens, especially
Mexicans, as rapists and killers. Hugo went on a rant and it was then that I
realized that Donald Trump is the most internationally hated candidate in a
very, very long time.
The office of president of the
United States of America is the most prestigious office in the world. The
president should be symbolic of America to other countries. The president
should act with the class, integrity and honor that America has. Donald Trump
is many things; however, he is not classy and doesn’t possess integrity. He
admits to have taken advantage of our bankruptcy laws in order to get ahead and
progress his business. How are the American people supposed to trust him to fix
things like the broken tax code? There’s no doubt that Trump is passionate
about politics. However, being president is not like a reality TV show-you
can’t just cut out the bad parts, and when a country is being hostile to him he
isn’t allowed to “fire” them. Trump also has a problem admitting when he’s
wrong, while Barack Obama has been called an “apologist” for America’s actions
in the Middle East, it seems as though Trump would be the opposite.
Trump’s foreign policy inexperience
is only the tip of the iceberg. While Trump can certainly dish the insults, it
seems as if he can’t take it. When someone has a different belief than Trump he
reverts to calling him or her a “moron” or an “idiot”. Rosie O’Donnell voiced
her displeasure with his sexist comments and Trump responded by calling her a
pig, which could stand to lose a few pounds. Trump has commented on his
daughter’s figure, saying he would date her if she weren’t his daughter
(gross). To see how Trump handles criticism you only have to look at his
twitter. He once quoted a tweet that said, “If Clinton can’t satisfy her
husband, how can she satisfy America”.
Donald Trump has no plans for America besides Immigration reform, he
said he’d repeal and replace Obamacare with something “great”.
Donald Trump
almost makes me have pity, not for him, but for the Republican Party. Liberals
have been saying for years that racists tend to vote Republican. I never
believed them until I saw his 30% support among likely Republican voters.
However, in this day in age of “pick your poison” politics, some may be forced
to vote for him strictly based on his party.
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