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Compare And Contrast Eisenhower Vs Trump

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Eisenhower vs Trump
Like any two people in the world, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961, Republican) and our current president, Donald J. Trump (Republican) both have their own political attitudes and actions. They have their different beliefs about domestic policy, foreign policy, and many other conflicts facing our country. These two presidents have (somewhat) already made an impact our country into what it is today.
The debates on tax cuts are making their way to headlines of every radio station, newspaper, and television station in America. Today, tax cuts would only benefit the wealthy and wouldn’t really benefit the lower class. “The administration and it’s congressional alleys are proposing to sharply reduce taxation of the business …show more content…

face difficult challenges. Trump wants to repeal and replace Obamacare. “Republicans argued that Obamacare represented government overreach, with Washington interfering in the everyday lives of ordinary Americans” (The Telegraph). Trump’s plan is to let Obamacare fail so the Democrats have no choice but to come to Republicans so they can come up with a bill to bury the Affordable Care Act. Yet, the votes fell short considering that Trump didn’t have anything to replace it with. “...all Republicans, declared that they would not vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement” (Nytimes, “Let Obamacare Fail”). Until there is a replacement, Obamacare won’t up to repeal. Eisenhower believed that Americans deserve some kind of medical care. Too many people either lived too far or it’s too much to afford. He even saw his wife struggling trying to pay medical bills. At the same time, he believed that it was wrong to ignore health problems of those who cannot pay of the cost of medical care. “Federal aid to local health plans that helps make medical care available to those who need it is right” (Forbes, “A Surprising Early Supporter”). He had found a way to provide Americans with health insurance, without socializing either medical care or healthcare insurance. Likewise, he failed as well to pass major health reforms, “He was too passive in pursuing those goals, and did not push Congress or his cabinet to forge a comprehensive bill” …show more content…

With multiple threats from North Korea, Trump still manages to call Kim Jong-un a “madman”. Trump wants to stop trading with other foreign countries that trade with North Korea, one of them being China. “The new penalties seek to leverage the dominance of the U.S. financial system by forcing nations, foreign companies and individuals to choose whether to do business with the United States or the comparatively tiny economy of North Korea” (Washington Post, “Amid new sanctions”). Yet again, the U.S. fears that if North Korea becomes a full nuclear power Japan may follow suit. U.S. military options against North Korea include steps short of military action. such as imposing a blockade on the north. That said, North Korea mentions in a statement, “any type of blockade an act of war against us” (CNN, “Nuclear missile threat”). Eisenhower, on the other hand, ended the Korean War in 1953. A truce was signed, leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II. Unfortunately, U.S. - Chinese relations remained hostile and tense due to the fact that “U.S. officials attempted to send indirect hints to the Chinese government that Eisenhower might expand the war into China or even use nuclear weapons” (Millercenter, “Foreign Affairs”). Historians believe that these threats may have encouraged the Chinese to reach a

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