Hanson’s statement against Donald Trump being prepared and his ability to run a country is correct, from a political level. Donald Trump, rather has been running the country well like a company, he has been prepared to speak directly and assertively with other world leaders, knowing what is best for our nations economy and being an overall effective leader while many are trying to go against him and impeach him from office.
Another medium of adversity Trump is facing is that of the deep state, that is made up of “the culture of permanent and Senior employees of the federal and state governments& Sierra ploys of the federal governments.” (179) This is the group of people that have been in the white house and in a position of political power for a long time. Many, for example, like Supreme Court judges hold terms for life, so them and their political opinions remain in office for a very long time. This causes difficulties when opposing political parties come in contact throughout politics. Is very hard to get things done and it is not very effective. As Hanson states the deep house has become “politically progressive,” (179) many of theses people Trump wanted to eliminate in order to clean the White House and rid it of these politically progressive members.
Trump’s involvement with media has always been “headliner news” as his statements and stances on certain political and social issues have always been of interest to the media. In this new aged technological political campaigning era that we are in, everything that the President does is broadcasted to the general public, either helping or hurting their case. The 2016 election was the first election where social media usage was a factor. Trump basically tweets anything that is on his mind, and this has both hurt and helped him in gaining traction for the Presidency. “All press is good press.” is a quote that Donald Trump has lived by as his name and how recognizable he is, has become has given him a spotlight to shine under for all of America and the World to watch. (200) While he does get the attention that he is looking for, Trump is under constant scrutiny and is always being torn up by the news outlets. This is an area that Trump is incompetent in, as there are many cases where his tweets, or his public demeanor have come back to hurt him.
Regardless of what Trump says there are news outlets that will have a stance on his opinion and deliver it to the people watching their news outlet. Political basis of the news outlets have also kept people voting for the same parties and there has not been much change in swing voters. This is due to confirmation basis, meaning that people only want to hear their parties side of the story and are unwilling to be convinced otherwise. This is hurting out country as people do not want to hear the other parties point of view, rather they want to hear what they already know and believe. (202)
Overall, Trump has been learning while he is in office, but his showings of changing through his actions over social media and news outlets show the American people that he is who he is and will not change. As far as our country goes, he has improved our economy to being the best it ever has and his effectiveness still holds strong as he is being faced with acts of impeachment.
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Austin: I think your essay is very well written and articulates a clear and direct message. I think it is important to recognize, however, that Trump’s campaign for the presidency was not as a traditional politician. So while it is fair to say that he was not necessarily as prepared as other candidates for diplomatic relations and foreign policy, he was very well equipped to handle interpersonal communications and economic deals. Further, I agree that some of the more traditional senior members in the government have distinctly different perspectives from Trump, but I think this is actually a necessary balance to maintain the government’s healthiness with a new radical leader. Without these senior officials giving advise and creating adversity for Trump, he would be able to make decisions outside of his power that might not be entirely beneficial for the country, as he is not the best suited candidate for all presidential matters. Lastly, to address your final points, I actually admire Trump to an extent for staying true to his social media outreach methods and ways of communicating with the American people. And while I in no way condone everything he says and acknowledge the frivolity of some of his comments, he was able to hold true to the relatively open policies with the American people that got him elected in the first place.
This Short essay does a great job explaining the currently polarized political climate of 2019 and just how our president fits into that equation in which the nation stands divided. Furthermore, the concepts of public perception and especially its results on political success have been well articulated. To bring this piece into a final portfolio level I would recommend revising and linking this idea more to that of the polarized nation and by doing this in would increase the consistency of your thoughts and develop a stronger thesis point.