In chapter nine of Victor Davis Hanson’s The Case for Trump, the crudeness and public opinion of President Trump is discussed. Many people, including those that voted for him and those that didn’t, have expressed concern for his character which sparks debate on how this will and has affected his role as president. Hanson explains three ways in which the progressives supported their beliefs that Trump as a person marked a low in “American political and presidential history” (258). One way is that the media is not at fault for his bad press, it is President Trump’s own fault because of the way that he presents himself. The next is that Trump has been the most ethically questionable president, acknowledging the fact that there have been other immoral presidents. The final explanation is that his massively negative personality traits cancel out his ability to properly complete his agenda.
Hanson goes on to describe the ways in which many past presidents have performed unethical actions with the help of the White House staff and the compliance of the media to not release information on said actions. These include issues of adultery, sexual assault, and hidden illnesses, which Hanson argues none of which are true of President Trump. The way in which the media works today makes it much more difficult for such types of secrets to be kept hidden from the public, and insider sources still expose unwanted truths through various media such as exposé books. Although, Hanson argues that the legitimacy of these books is questionable due to the sources being kept anonymous, making it possible for this information not to be true.
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This was a solid ERA and I liked how you provided a quotation. I think you could improve it by providing your personal opinion and creating a discussion with a possible question that can be followed by others to comment. I, also, wonder about fake news and how to deal with it. How much of alleged news should we believe and shouldn’t?