Donald Trump's Reinterpreting Events

Courtesy of Michael Schere’s article, Bigots, Boasted by the Bully Pulpit, goes in discussing Trumps lack of involvement, “ Marching with the racist , fascist and separatist, he argued were some “very fine people” with a worthy mission. “Not all of those people were Neo-nazis believe me he said on Aug 15 at a press conference in the lobby of Trump tower… In the face of a fatal riot instigated by bigots- the largest demonstration of white power in at least a decade- here is a president defending the gathering, legitimizing a hateful ideology in the process.”[Michael Schere Bigots, Boasted by the Bully Pulpit ] Another sign of a rising problem, the racists see Trump as on their side, some say there is not even a problem, since Trump did not address the situation as a white nationalist gathering that lead into violence. This is what is concerning of Trumps presidency is taking us back to the past- not moving forward in an united front, but to divide us even more as a country

Pollak slams Obama for not condemning BLM after the Dallas police shooting. Pollak claimed, “Trump's critics never applied the same standard to Obama.” While I agree that this was an incredibly tragic event, BLM was not to blame. Xavier Johnson, the perpetrator of the shooting, may have supported BLM, but they did not support him and came out against him following the incident. On the other hand, the people at the protest in Charlottesville were, for the most part, chanting racial slurs and attacking counter-protesters. Even though the majority of the country opposed these actions, President Trump reluctantly condemned them only to later double down on his original statement.

As Merriam stated in the text, the more we increase the presidential powers, we are creating in comparison someone who reflects those characteristics of Adolf Hitler. Hitler used violence, intimidation, and torture in advancing his political goals and he recruited party members who were willing to do the same. When we review our history, there are those presidents that maintain control as a leader through various approaches. President Nixon sought out to enhance his power by creating the Office of Management and Budget and even today, a bill was signed to build a wall between the United States and our southern boarders (Mexico). President Trump and his new powers, has demanded Mexico to pay for a plan in which they did not want.

When we think about democracy, we generally think about government, but democracy literally means ruled by the people. Abraham Lincoln described democracy as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In a democracy, people are free to criticize their elected leaders and representatives and give them input on how they should best represent the people. In turn, the elected representatives should listen to the people and make sure their needs and concerns are met. Free and fair elections should take place at specific intervals to keep leaders and representatives in office that have the people’s best interest in mind.

In the article entitled “ White House reacts to Women’s March” Stacey Walters discusses how Donald Trump and his family ignored hundreds of thousands protesters right outside the White House. Hundreds of thousand of people rallied around the White House on Saturday, January 21 to protest against Donald Trump. In addition, Walters describes how Donald Trump addresses Women's March with a single tweet, “ Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.” While hundreds of thousands of people protest outside the White House, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a video of his wife knocking down pins in the White House bowling alley. At the same time, Donald Trump left

Trump wants a large wall built on the US-Mexico border. In fact, Trump tweeted, “I can make Mexico pay for a wall; politicians can't.” Bernie Sanders isn't very fond of that idea, or Trump’s idea to send illegal immigrants back to their countries. Another issue the two of these candidates disagree on is the Syrian refugees. Donald Trump wants to stop allowing refugees into the country.

A democracy is a system of government by the majority of the population or all the eligible members of a state, which is mainly through elected representatives. Citizens or elect representatives have the power to take it upon themselves to from a governing body, such as a parliament. Democracy is not working as originally intended. In the past, women, African Americans, and Native Americans could not vote, only white males could. The president was actually supposed to be chosen by men of the Electoral College, which is the people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. Not by the Electoral College approving the will of the people. Senators were supposed to be appointed

In “A Rebel, a Warrior and a Race Fiend” (2017), Charles Blow affirms that Donald Trump is not on the side of the country; he is allied with the white supremacists, white nationalists racists, and the hostiles. Blow intensifies his initial claim by referencing the National Anthem and the NFL kneeling controversy, and then stating his opinion on the situation and Trump’s actions toward it. He does this in order to reveal the true nature of what Trump is doing to the country, “With every passing day, Trump diminishes the office of the presidency and elevates a virulent strain of racial animus.” Blow is indubitably addressing the entire public because he opens and closes the article with two very blatantly negative statements against Donald Trump;

I feel that President Trump needs to reevaluate his ideas and compare those who want social change because truly the protest has a deeper meaning that the President hasn’t viewed. The only way for change to occur is by uniting all communities, a reality that is being created by the NFL players to promote equality.” By acting and not going, hopefully, that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country and what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye to,” a quote from Steph Curry which I agree that people can often disagree due to having a limited mind with certain ideas that leads to false assumptions and judgements about others. Both authors from CNN and Fox News remained impartial and reported about the same issue using multiple sources from social media mainly from players and the president’s reactions but were also written the same day. However, both sources reported the situation about Colin Kaepernick differently. The report from CNN stated that Kaepernick initiated the protest that set the

One of the greatest advantages of this country is the fact that we are a democratic nation. We, as the American people have the luxury to have a voice and the opportunity to unite for numerous reasons, one being to chose who governs our state. A healthy and effecient Democracy is when people organize for a joint purpose. Alexis De Tocqueville supports this in his selection of Democracy of America, “but among democratic peoples all the citizens are independent and weak [...] they would all therefore find themselves helpless if they did not learn to help each other voluntarily” (Davis & Lynn p. 57). In relation to President Trump’s inaguaral address, he identifies the power of our Democracy suggesting “we must speak our minds openly, debate our dissagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable”. Americans ability to unite in a civilized manner promotes a supreme country. This is the admirable aspect of America’s Democracy; however, concerns with Democracy in America can arise when the chosen leadership creates moral conflict among the people. A part of Trump’s speech reflects such conflict when he says, “we will reiforce old alliances and form new ones--and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth”. He is foreshadowing a war that is not neccessarily in the best interest of mankind and is using the unity of America to implement such warfare. Though, Tocquville defnitely mentioned in Davis and Lynn how “In democratic countries only the governing power is naturally in a position so to act, but it is easy to see that its action is always inadequate and often dangerous” (p. 56). It is fair to say Democracy is a beautiful priviledge in a sense that it allows

During the presidential campaign Mr. Trump claims that Hilary Clinton is a crook because she uses private services people, other things she did, they feel that she is a crook.

The first example is of one of President Trump in which he tweets “If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast. Fire or suspend!”. He said this relatively close to when more athletes for joining on taking the knee protest, while he has not made a public comment to the police shooting that happened in North Carolina. The second example is his response to Charlottesville to where he is defending the white Nationalists, and saying there are “some very fine people”. He says that about a violent protest that left three dead and dozens injured while he violently attack a peaceful protest that isn't truly hurt anyone. And with those examples I feel like President Trump focus and ideologies are in the wrong place, I believe he truly crackdown on police brutality and violent protest to make the American people feel safe

Trump 's campaign rallies have attracted large crowds, as well as public controversy. A number of protesters have been

c. Trump made an unprovoked statement during a rally, expressing his disapproval of the movement and believes players should be punished for their actions.

In attempts to gain support from the voters, President Trump would often times take credit for things he did not directly do. For example, Trump had recently claimed that he, along with his administration, has slashed national