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In the book, ‘The Case for Trump’ written by Victor Davis Hanson, chapter 7, ‘Trump on Decline’ highlights Trump’s slogan ‘Make America Great Again’.  Thus implying that America was not previously doing well from a universal standpoint because of previous political leaders. More specifically, this is due to the poor political performances from opposing political parties. More so than not though, political leaders present the same ideas in terms of making promises and statements that imply improvement for America. Given America’s relentlessness from technology and machinery, we are bound to excel forward from an economic standpoint; Trump emphasizes this through his propaganda.

In the sixth chapter of The Case for Trump by Victor Davis Hanson, he talks about bureaucracies and their role in the American government.  This is the premise that state officials are making the calls in government, rather than the elected representatives of the people.  This is an almost corrupt way to look at government as the people of the country are not being represented and rather people with power make decisions that they will benefit form.  Many of them, Hanson talks about, will use their ability to influence the government to their advantage within their agendas.  This could be either through tax cuts to the wealthy or setting forth a political agenda that they idealize.

Another topic that Hanson talks about in the sixth chapter in the book is that there are incestuous relationships of the deep state, basically translating to power couples within the government.  Hanson talks about an example with progressive reporters in Washington talking behind closed doors about ways to aid the Obama campaign.  This “off the record” communication could have been used to display a kind of fake news that could influence readers to vote for one candidate or the other.  The reporters could collaborate and discuss topics that they could target to push forth their own political agenda.

Later in the chapter Hanson talks about how Trump’s drip on the media and how he uses it to gain involvement in the American society.  Hanson talks about Trumps background in being a national celebrity and his straight up comments that he makes on social media.  There are many implications that the media imposes on the American citizens and puts forth confirmation biases that are taken in by their viewers.  As Hanson states, there has been no other President that has had such an involvement in the media and on social media.  There are arguments for both sides whether this has helped Trump or hurt his appearance as our nations President.

This film is about the lives of many homeless people living underground. They extracted themselves from society for a better living situation due to their economic income and position. Your typical homeless person is prospering underground, living without having to pay bills while having access to electricity. These people are independent, appearing to be quite situated underground. They talk about how they are okay with living in this situation and how adaptable we are as a species, being able to deal with rats and trash. Each person builds their own place to stay with what they have and make their money anyway they can. Some people dig through trash and sell it and others will sell bottles and cans. Some make up to $60 a day. Unfortunately, a business needed to use the underground where the homeless people were staying for transportation reasons. But, the homeless people had enough time to get everything they needed to move out and they were able to join a homeless shelter that supported them. This film shows that even if you have nothing, it’s best to start somewhere and eventually you will get where you are trying to go even through adversity. It shows that we are very adaptable people and we can make a living out of nearly anything. It shows that money is not the defining factor of whether or not you can live your life. These people appeared to be happy and smiling with specific individual goals throughout transitioning. It shows that expectations change and we, as a human race, are very adaptable and vulnerable to new and different perspectives. This theme or message relates to The Case for Trump in perspective that Donald Trump was a business man and he didn’t have very much political experience, but was able to transition to a better position through adapting.

In the book, ‘The Case for Trump’ written by Victor Davis Hanson, chapter 4, ‘Democratic Tribalism’ highlights anti-Trump campaigns that focused on his personal image rather than his political image. Thus meaning that opposing candidates in the 2016 U.S. election, such as Hillary Clinton, created negative advertising against him. According to this book, $250 million was spent in attempting to plague Trump’s reputation and name. He was labeled as a sexual predator, a colluder with Vladimir Putin, a tax cheat, and much more. Running against a candidate’s person, rather than his or her ideas has not led to successful results in previous elections. Some say that such a tactic is a waste of time and money and more investment can be put into more productive political techniques.

In the book, ‘The Case for Trump’ written by Victor Davis Hanson, chapter 3, ‘Modern Day Presidential’ highlights how and why Trump overshadowed his ideas and won the Republican nomination and election. Due to his characteristics, some wonder why people supported him throughout his political campaign. Although he made outrageous claims, Trump was never abandoned by his supporters because they felt as though he was retaliatory. It was implied by his followers that he was a long-overdue ballistic missile against those who had been plaguing the working class with racist attacks. Despite Trump’s large momentum shift within the Republican Party, it was inferred by oppositionists that this destroyed this sphere of politics. The reason being is due to the fact that his massive influx in Republican advocates directed support away from other Republican candidates; therefore, the future of Republican politics is at risk. Prior to his political career, Trump was a reality TV star and much of his imagery derived from this. Because of his media presence, Trump was notorious for his charisma, humor, and presence. Republican voters wanted more winning in politics; thus leading to more action within the White House. Beyond his appearance, Trump’s diction and what he was able to say became a force multiplier of his message. Typically after a year or so of exposure, politicians become repetitive in using the same few words over and over again. In the instance of Trump, he may have gotten repetitive, but his arsenal ranged between 500 or so words. It is implied by the author that Trump drew much attraction from the beginning of his political career in a good way.