The Politics Of The United States ' Politics

Many people, myself included look up to individuals in an authoritative role such as; senators, governors, and presidents. We view them as being honest and sincere. They have to be right? They do want to run the country after all. Often our thoughts are “they would never lie to us or hide things from us”, but unfortunately that’s not always the case. One of the biggest political scandals to hit the United States of America was the Watergate scandal involving our very own President Richard Nixon. This scandal caused a lot of American’s to lose trust and hope in the presidency. The scandal received its name from the Watergate apartment and office complex that was located in Washington D.C., where a burglary took place on June 17, 1972 and five men were arrested. It then came to surface that the men’s intentions were to sabotage the opposite political party, when president Nixon was notified of this he order the Central Intelligence Agency to call the FBI to stop with any further investigation, that national security was at stake. President Nixon knew that it would come back to the White House and didn’t want to risk anything, even though he was never involved with the

Donald Trump is portrayed as a lying, evil individual in the media. Although we may not know the complete and total truth, we are able to identify that he is lying about something. For example, one of the very first things Trump had said to gather the attention of the audience would be about getting rid of all illegal immigrants. Rapidly, people began turning their heads and opening their ears when they finally understood what he was trying to do. “The consistency and emotional appeal

Medvic also defends politicians on the public’s charges about how they are liars and cheats. Medvic contends that we do not know how many liars and cheaters there are in politics. However, politicians are under more scrutiny and would more than likely be caught. In addition, politicians are consistent in what they say and attempt to keep their promises, as supported by Tracy Sulkin study, (Medvic p. 112).

We have all heard someone say, “Did you see what Trump tweeted?” or “Donald Trump should have his twitter account shut down.” at least once, but why? Donald Trump does not stand before millions of U.S. Citizens and tell them what they may or may not want to hear, he tells them what they need to hear. Trump is not a president that has his speeches written out for him to make him sound professional or make him a liar. He speaks the words that everyone is thinking but are too scared to say. Trump speaks the words that he believes to be true no matter the consequences. During the Declaration speech on June 16, 2015 Trump stated, "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists, and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards, and they're telling us what we're getting." In this quote from Trump he clearly tells exactly what he knows and what he thinks. For instance, if he doesn’t know the exact answer or the proper way to say something he will just say it like he wants to. Donald Trump is not a man that puts on, he is a man full of truth and honesty no matter who likes it or who don’t. Considering this is how he is, having no filter is a big reason he became president. More people will believe a man that doesn’t sound like he is an actor reading his script off of a screen. Americans want the truth and nothing but the truth, and that’s what Trump brought

The most annoying thing in the world is a dishonest friend. How can you trust her if she lies about where she was, or whom she was with, or what she was doing? When it comes to me, I drop that person out of my life, but I along with the rest of America might have a problem. President Donald Trump cannot seem to udder an honest word. Columnist, David Leonhardt, in his editorial explains how President Trump has lied numerous times over the course of his election. His view conveys a tone of irritation towards President Trump. First, Leonhardt integrates literal diction to express how Trump has lied one too many times. Second, Leonhardt utilizes specific details to emphasize the extreme of all Trumps many lies. Third, Leonhardt incorporates

A politician leads every country in the world. Whether their people chose them or self instated, they are the engines that keep governments going. In an ideal world, every politician would be an exemplary human being, with so much power its important to be able to trust those who wield it. Regrettably, they are not always perfect people. There have been hundreds of scandals involving politicians all over the world, some more well known than others. In todays day and age living in such a technologically connected era, political scandals are coming to light more now than ever. With social media everywhere and with hundreds of people literally walking

As popular as power and money may seem when it comes to those with blind ambitions, they’re not always the cause to the effect. Sometimes it could be as simple as someone wanting to keep up their image. Hillary Clinton, for example, was involved in a scandal not long ago where she was accused of using a private server to send classified e-mails. In order to keep up her image, she lied. Later on, however, she confessed and apologized. Regardless of her apology, the fact that she denied the accusation to keep her image fresh, dropped her popularity with the people. Poor Hillary was trying so hard to keep the popularity of the people that she fell victim to

In recent presidential elections, exaggerations and lies have become normal even while access to truthful information is increasing through the internet. Fact checking these lies has become a standalone section of the news industry, and there are several websites and organizations devoted to simply going through and researching the validity of candidates’ statements. However, even though these organizations have been created and their findings have been publicized broadly, cross-party and blanketing exaggerations have continued from every candidate’s campaign in the 2016 primary election. This trend should be worrying for voters who want political integrity and honesty, because when lying becomes a primary campaign tactic, the candidates who get elected are unreliable.

Deception is not usually easy to detect, even if millions of eyes are watching the supposed deceiver. This is especially true in the case of Tonya Harding. Harding is a former U.S. figure skater whose reputation for being the first American woman to complete a triple axel is far overshadowed by her assumed participation in an attack on fellow Olympic skater, Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. Harding and Kerrigan both participated in the 1992 Olympics, where Kerrigan placed third in the figure skating competition and Harding placed just behind her in fourth. The two women competed against each other again in 1994 as they both fought for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

One reason Donald Trump shouldn’t be voted for president is that he always lies. For example, he said "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator.” But he wrote it on his own website.

Donald Trump, a republican running for the presidency of the US, considers himself to be a frank person. Facts, however, contradict what he considers to be himself to be. For example, Trump’s biggest policy leading his campaign is his policy on immigration. He has stated that if he were to become president, he’d build a wall in Mexico. He says Mexico will be funding the building of the wall. His statement is bogus because Pena Nieto, the president of Mexico, tweeted, “At the start of the conversation with Donald Trump, I made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall.” Not only has Trump made in genuine claims concerning Mexico’s president, he has made in genuine claims concerning the current US president, Barack Obama. On a myriad of

Donald Trump is genuine, but that begs the question: Genuinely what? Can these two statements be true? 1. He’s genuine. 2. He’s a pathological liar. The answer is — yes. Falsehood is a thing. It can refer to a false statement, but it can likewise refer to a false person. Analogy: I can play the trumpet, but I am also a trumpet player. There is a difference. I play the piano, but I am not much of a piano player. Anyone can walk up to a piano and start hitting notes on it. They can play it. That does not make them a piano player,

Donald Trump known for telling his supporters that he will tell it to you straight, and unlike career politicians, will not engage in lying in order to help his case, but much like the Pardoner he has manipulated the truth in order achieve his goals. For Mr. Trump, he is willing to lie in the interest of getting his supporters to see his point of view as correct. In one instance he tweeted a racially charged picture with murder statistics that have been proved to be pulled from thin air. The picture depicted:

When he is called out for his lies, however, he claims the truth to be “fake news” or calls “alternative facts” confusing the naive public into knot knowing what is real and what he has manufactured out of his own imagination for them to

The article I read Talks about how Donald trump has gotten away with lying many times and he doesn't seem like he is going to stop. His most recent accusation involves claiming that millions of people voted illegally in the election polls and thats why he did not win the popular vote. There is no evidence for this claim and as it seems that Donald Trump is lying about it. According the a study while Trump was campaigning only sixteen percent of what Trump says is completely accurate. This lying is going to take a play in his presidency as he has already denied the factual evidence that fewer people came to his inauguration ceremony then to Obamas inauguration ceremony. The article talks about how its saddening that a present talks with such