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President Trump Persuasive Essay

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On January 30, 2018 President Donald Trump was applauded as he made his way down the United States Capitol. In the beginning of President Trump's speech he urged both parties, the republicans and democrats, to have an open mind in order to present unity as a nation to the citizens. President Trump wanted to clarify up front “The state of the Union is strong, because our people are strong.” Throughout President Trump’s speech, he addressed many issues present in our nation such as the economic status, immigration, and infrastructure. President Trump also went on a tangent declaring the accomplishments achieved this past year, such as 2.4 million new jobs, lower tax rated for hard working Americans, and trading relationships becoming fair. President …show more content…

President Trump was definitely pulling at some heartstrings as he told Congress to “finally close the deadly loopholes that have allowed Ms-13 and other criminal gangs to break into our country.” Furthermore, President Trump highlighted infrastructure saying as Americans we built the Empire State Building in less than a year in 1930 to 1931. Today, it takes ten years or more to get a permit to build a road. He called for Congress to produce a bill of at least $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment. He highlighted in order to rebuild infrastructure, both parties will need to work together to provide reliable and safe infrastructure citizens and our economy earn. President Trump was very effective in his delivery of these ideas, his rhetoric speech touched hearts as he mentioned those suffering from loss and he brought attention to our American heritage as builders in improving infrastructure. What stood out to me in his speech was how he began his speech. He bluntly stated to the two parties, “I call upon all of us to set aside our differences,to seek out common ground and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people.” Although, he

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