This chapter is centered around the hate during the Nov. 8thelection between Trump and Clinton. I found it interesting how many people who were huge political figures in America were openly swearing about how much they hate Trump. The Obama family was quoted saying that if women had not voted for Clinton then they were voting against their own voice in the world. The section also talks about California’s attempt to succeed from the united states. The state had hated Trump with so much velocity that a vote was held to see if the people of the state wanted to leave the United States. The vote ended in a 1/3ths vote to leave, so nothing was done. Yet, if the vote had gone towards those that wanted to leave there would have been a huge military and political issue. The state has many federal parks and programs run by the federal government, if they left the nation than those lands and programs would have been brutally fought over because you can’t just physically cut the parks out of the landscape and drop them on another part of US soil. Many celebrities took out personal ads on many platforms against Trump, with words of hate and provocative language to try and get the message across of how horrible they thought he was.
There were and still are many groups who are outwardly trying to go against the current president. These groups are called Never Trump, the Resistance, and Meeting of the Concerned. These groups had a goal of getting rid of Trump. Their members or advocates included citizens, high up government workers, and social icons life actors and singer. There are endless quotes in this chapter of hatred towards the president, where they are threatening his life. Many people said that he should be assassinated or removed from this life by force. There were little repercussions for those threatening the president’s life. It was brushed off and very few were put on a no-fly list, but that was it. One congresswoman, Maxine Waters told her told her followers to use physical and verbal force towards any of Trump’s administration if they were seen in public.
This chapter enlightened me to the outward hate towards Trump before and during his presidency/election. Many of these quotes and scenarios that were given by the author were not publicly spread over social media platforms in the time of the election. They seem to have been hidden from the general public and for so many reasons. It is interesting how in the last couple of months Trump has in fact still been hated by the public and now he is going through the impeachment process for multiple allegations.
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I found this to be a very good summary of the chapter, as you explain the hate for Trump that is seen throughout the nation. As you mention, it was really interesting to read how other political figures as well as celebrities dislike Trump, which could be demonstrated through social media as well as other platforms. Additionally, you explore the groups that are devoted to protesting and opposing Trump, which can be seen as the state of California even had major issues with Trump. I found it interesting that there is a wide range of people who oppose Trump, as Hanson mentions a group of Republicans who do not support him. Much of this hatred seemed very harsh, as there were discussions of forcibly removing him from office, threatening his life, and even assassinating him. Some of this might not have been true and were meant to hurt his image, but the fact that they were even mentioned demonstrates the strong disapproval people have towards Trump. While it is not surprising that Trump’s behavior and actions lead to lots of opposition, do you think all of the hate he receives is deserved? Also, do you think Trump’s personality has affected his performance as president?