Seeing Donald
Trump run for president makes it seem as though anyone can run for president. I
have yet to see Donald Trump do a speech, and actually tell us how he plans to
“Make America Great” as he says. Every time I just happen to catch him on
television, he is always insulting someone whether a political figure, veteran,
minorities, or even a reporter with a disability. Not to mention the man even
claimed to not know about the Ku Klux Klan, after former leader David Duke endorsed
him, but that’s a whole different topic. I mean really? who doesn’t know about
the Ku Klux Klan? Is this seriously the man that will possibly be our next President
of the United States? Are you kidding me? This seriously has to be a bad dream!
How can a man that promotes so much hatred, racism, and no agenda to back up
his words be so far in getting elected? Are we that blind, or are Donald
Trump’s views a reflection of what the average American thinks deep down?
What simply gets
old to me is seeing him insult other people, and countries, which according to
“The New York Times” he has insulted a total of 258 on Twitter alone. A few of
those names include President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Ted
Cruz, Ben Carson, and Bernie Sanders. One thing that simply got old very quick
was turning my television channel, and seeing Donald Trump’s attacking words on
someone who chose not to support him. It’s very sick to see, and can you
imagine someone like that as our President of the United States.
Donald Trump has
insulted military veterans. As a veteran myself; serving 12 years in the military
his insults really boil my blood, such as his claim to have sacrificed as much
as fallen soldiers. In the interview Donald Trump compared his business success
to those who have sacrificed their lives in battle for their country, but
that’s not all! How can we not forget insults on John McCain, saying that “He’s
not a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured”. Just imagine what it would be like having
Donald Trump as our President of the United States.
For me as an
African American male, I don’t feel very comfortable with the possibility of
having someone like this as our next President of the United States. From my
view this man puts minorities in a whole different category compared to Caucasians,
and it stinks! Donald Trump doesn’t even know how to address minorities; so how
does he expect to help minorities. All minorities are to Donald Trump, are just
votes to get him into office, and he’ll make any promise to get that minority
vote.
One thing that
really dropped my jaw is when Donald Trump mocked a New York Times reporter that
suffers from a chronic condition. That was flat out, not cool, and not very
leader like! What’s sad, is that these disrespects are blatant, and viral, but
yet there are still many that support Donald Trump, after these antics. All I
can really say is that, if this man gets elected as President of the United
States, God help us all, because we will need it!
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