As part of my political review for this election year, I
will be review each of the presidential candidate. I will present a brief bio
followed by a brief overview of his or her stance on the issues and reasons why
I would and would not vote for each candidate. Today I will be reviewing Donald
Trump:
Donald John Trump was born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York
to Fred and Mary Anne (nee MacLeod) Trump. He received his Bachelor’s degree in
Economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He
took control of his father’s real estate and construction firm in 1971 and
renamed it “The Trump Organization.” Everyone is familiar with Mr. Trump. He
has lived a life of luxury and often showed it off in television shows like
Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition. In the 90s and 00s, he had a popular
reality show, The Apprentice, where
he’d utter his famous line, “You’re fired.” In June 2015, he announced his
candidacy for president and received the Republican Party nomination in July
2016. He is controversial to say the least.
His stance on the social issues is wide. He is pro-life with
exceptions for rape, incest and the health of the mother. He opposes legalized
same-sex marriage nationwide. He feels that same-sex marriage should be left up
to the states. Trump supports a broad interpretation of the 2nd
Amendment and opposed to gun control in general. He supports fixing the federal
background checks by adding criminal and mental health records to the system.
He opposes legalizing recreational marijuana but supports medical marijuana.
For economic issues, he has called for the reduction of the corporate tax rate
and the elimination of various business loopholes and deduction. Trump favors
repealing the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with a different free market
system. He also supports upgrading the Veterans Affairs facilities and getting
rid of the backlogs and waitlists affecting the veterans. Trump supports school
choice and local control for primary and secondary schools. He opposes the
Common Core State Standards Initiative. He has pledged to cancel the Paris
Climate Agreement which he claims treats the United States unfairly and favors
countries like China in reductions of carbon emissions. The biggest issue Trump
has talked about is immigration. Everyone is well aware he has proposed to
build a wall on the US-Mexican border and plans to deport approximately 11
million illegal immigrants. Although in August 2016, he has hinted he has
softened his position on the deportation. He now wants to focus on deportation
for criminals, those with expired visas and other security threats.
I take issue with his campaign slogan, “Make America Great
Again,” what America is he referring to? The America where if you weren’t a
WASP, you weren’t considered important enough. The America where your country
of origin, your religion, and your language mattered if you found a job,
livable housing or even receive the other basics of life. The America where
women didn’t have a voice except through their fathers and later their
husbands. The America where children were forced to work in horrible conditions
for little wages and no education. However, Trump isn’t the first one to use
the phrase. Bill Clinton made the same statement of Making America great again
in 1991, 1992 and in 2008 during Hillary’s US Senate campaign. Ronald Reagan
also used the phrase in his 1980 presidential campaign. So a better slogan
“Making American great for our future.”
I searched online to see what people were saying their
reasons to vote for Trump. Some of the reasons were seriously laughable and I
realized that I had to really think why I would vote for Trump. The main reason
why I would vote for Donald Trump is he is the anti-politician. He isn’t the
career politician that we are used to. Many supporters are tired of the status
quo which had gotten our country nowhere. So much so that people are willing to
radically vote for someone who is willing to challenge the status quo. If he
can or will is another story. He is brash and in your face. He tells it like he
sees it and doesn’t beat around the bush. However, the main reason why I would
not vote for Donald Trump is he is vulgar and condescending. I don’t see him
being respectful in a diplomatic situation. He’s a very toxic person. Another
reason why I would not vote for Trump is he is thinned-skinned and vengeful. I
don’t trust him as President especially with foreign leaders. I’m all for
transparency; however I do not like Trump’s brand of candor. I will support
someone who means what he says; however, I will not support someone who doesn’t
do so calmly and respectfully. To do so without demeaning others is a quality
of leadership.
Overall, I agree with his stance on some of the issues. I
agree that the way things have been done is no longer working and this country
needs a radical change. However, I don’t agree with all his proposals to
implement those changes. My main concern about Mr. Trump is his personality and
the way he behaves in the public arena. This is the man we truly want to
represent us as the United States of America? I’m not sure. Is he the lesser of
two evils? I’m not sure. What I am sure about is I will put more thought,
consideration and prayer into my vote for president than I have in previous
elections.
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