Donald Trump has criticized many before. Last year, Trump denounced Senator John McCain who was a prisoner in the Vietnam War. But, all of his criticisms were usually aimed at politicians. This time, Trump took his bullying a step forward by attacking Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of a solider who died in battle. The Khan family has the sympathy of Americans, making Trump look unpatriotic. At the Democratic National Convention, Khizr Khan delivered a powerful speech attacking Trump’s immigration policy. Khan argued that Trump’s proposed plan of temporarily banning Muslims would have prevented his family from entering the United States. Khan allegated that Trump "sacrificed nothing and no one". He also questioned if Trump has read the Constitution, saying that there should be liberty and equality. …show more content…
Trump says that he made many sacrifices by creating jobs and using his resources. Trump even goes as far to say that he’d “like to hear his wife say something”. Later, Ghazala Khan said that she did not say anything because she did not want to break down crying. As a result of his responses to Khizr Khan, Trump has been under fire. Both Democrats and Republicans are attacking Trump and his poll numbers are falling. In a Fox News poll, Clinton was winning 12 percent of Republicans compared to Trump’s 5 percent of Democrats. The brawl between Trump and Khan blew up on Twitter, creating a hashtag: #TrumpSacrifices. People on Twitter sarcastically said they had made big sacrifices such as sitting in traffic, riding public transport, and staying at a three star
In his charged oration, Farrakhan addressed his talking points to Trump and discounted the GOP leader's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again" by offering his interpretation of the
This book is a collection of 67 first hand people of the Vietnam war by Americans who were involved. The book begins with an Oss mission to help Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese near the end of World War 2 and ends with the all of a sudden evacuation of Saigon in 1975. The range of people included is immense from grunts in the infantry to gung-ho generals, from anti-war activists visiting North Vietnam to the wives of State Department officials in Saigon. The outcome is a big sweeping sight of the United States ' involvement with Vietnam over thirty years, but at the same time one with the feeling of immediacy that only such personal accounts can offer.
So I've been contemplating the whole Khan family vs Trump's exchange of words in the media. Trump claims to have respect for our veterans and their families yet he showed no compassion when he went after a fallen hero's parents. He didn't even hesitate to throw in the religion card when he insinuated that the mother of Captain Khan wasn't allowed to speak and correlating it to her being a Muslim. For those on the right that claim to love America and its veterans, if any of Donald's many hate filled tweets and speeches didn't wake you up earlier from supporting him, then this should be where the buck stops. Otherwise, you're reaffirming his insensitive and racist rhetoric. I want Trump to know that the sacrifice made by myself and the thousands
In the heated contest for the American Presidency, candidates have been known to use rhetoric to gain the upper-hand and influence voters. Donald Trump, known for his hot temper and crass mannerism, is running as a Republican candidate against the Democratic Hillary Clinton who has a reputation for political cowardice and deceit. Trump grabbed the limelight in a negative way; once again, when media took advantage of a kairotic moment, or an exploitable and vulnerable situation, from his past, by discussing Trump shown on film voicing his opinion that John McCain is not a war hero--because he was captured (CSPAN 2015). To add to the cloud of negativity patriotic Americans began to build up in their
In April 1971 John Kerry gave his famous statement before the Senate of Foreign Relations Committee, “Vietnam Veterans Against the War”. He presented this speech as a plea from the veterans across the country to the government of the United States to bring an end to the war in Vietnam. Kerry’s speech was used to enlighten the committee about the true horrors going on in Vietnam and was effective in doing so. He used various examples of what had happened and what was still occurring. Kerry also explained the tragic effect of the many who did return home from the war. By doing so he was able to bring attention to the truth about the Vietnam War which so many americans had ignored.
In a Politico website article titled, “Trump defends himself on response to Obama Muslim question” by Ali Breland, published on September 19, 2015, it talks about the recent Republican debate where controversial issues were brought up regarding faith and religion, leading Donald Trump to a loss in his polls for his presidential election. On the day of the debate, Donald Trump was encountered by a harsh statement, made by an audience member, who had called Obama a Muslim. At that time, Donald Trump did not react to his statement, but because of that he was being questioned by many of his voters, on his take of the controversial issue. Some people believed he was a supporter of Muslims and not having said anything lead him to a downfall in his
Many influential people including Muhammad Ali and Malala Yousafazi, who stated that Trump’s proposals are “full of hatred”[4].
The U.S is sending troops to a place most Americans couldn't point out on a map. This place is called Vietnam. My opinion on the draft is that is was extremely unfair for people that couldn't afford to send their kids to college. If your draft number was called you would have to go to war unless you could afford to go to college. And for many people this was not an option which meant war for them. Fortunately for me, my birthday has a high draft number however, I would still be scared if they ever got to numbers that high. the families of the draftees if your number got called you were most likely devastated with the news. This war ended up having over 50,000 casualties from Americans lives alone. That number is outrageous considering how many people did not agree with the war in the first place.
with the European countries and could connect to the events that happened, where as the public had little information about the country of Vietnam and what was happening. This view can be seen in a poll that was taken in 1964 that stated, “A Gallup poll in 1964 revealed that two-thirds of the American people had paid little or no attention to developments in South Vietnam…” Americans had a very hard time trying to figure out where this place called Vietnam was, the majority of the country could not point it out on a map. Even soldiers who were drafted for the Vietnam War had no idea where Vietnam was. I conducted interviews with two Vietnam Veterans, and they both said the things about when they were drafted, one stated, “I had no idea where Vietnam was. I was a farm boy from
Donald Trump recently gave a speech discussing rising Radical Islamic Terrorism, immigration from the Middle East, and a need for a rise in national security while Manchester, New Hampshire on June 13th 2016. He centers his whole speech around discussing how bad a President his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would be in difficult times. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of Finance in 1968 with a bachelor 's degree in economics, and has become a very successful businessman. He’s the Republican nominee for this upcoming presidential election, and is a very controversial candidate and person. He has come under fire for many of his views that he discusses in his June 13th speech. While Trump does make some agreeably points, he renders his speech ineffective because of his heavy reliance on Clinton’s opinion to form his own. If Trump were to become President, his stance on important issues would need to be reached with careful consideration, and not just based on doing the opposite of his opponents.
Spain had a lot of power behind her to begin with and then she ended up falling because she went into war and a very young vice president came into the White House because the president (Mckinley) was shot and killed on a hike. Most Americans wanted freedom but ended up not getting it in the end. When Theodore Roosevelt was part of the Rough Riders, he commented that ‘Nine-tenths of the men were better horsemen then I was, and probably two- thirds were better shots, but no one could command them as I could.’
To me, due to the corruption and unpopularity of Southern Vietnamese government, the war was unwinnable.
Donald Trump then began to walk on a tightrope when addressing immigrants from Mexico. In his speech, Trump begins to test waters about immigrants from Mexico by claiming, “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing
He repeats the idea of America being one unit throughout the majority of his speech. After he belittles Obama’s America, he then develops the idea that America is not a country of subgroups, but one giant family. Trump mentions that the pain the poor and the
The role of religion in American public life remains an unresolved question as the Courts impose greater restrictions and then relax them. Government today is far more involved in the lives of ordinary Americans than it was in Jefferson’s day, especially through the public school system, allowing for more opportunities for church and state confrontation. Although, American people are far more religiously diverse than in the early years, making the controversy of the separation of church and state a hot topic. While non-Christians worry that lowering the “wall of separation” to allow free expressions of religion will be prejudicial against their religious communities. The issues with the separation of church and state affect the lives of Americans