Is Donald Trump Making America Great Again

Introduction

Would you feel safe knowing your rights could be revoked at any moment? This insecurity is currently being caused by the destructive personality of the current president of the United States, Donald Trump. As the leader of the free world, many important global issues rest on the shoulders of this controversial figure. Imagine a world where your children can’t travel by car, nor can a sustainable number of crops be grown to feed the population. This is what the world is coming to and will end up like if we don’t band together to stop the horrific and unethical actions of Donald Trump. The free world isn’t really looking that free anymore, is it?

Racial and Religious Discrimination

America is a mixture of many different cultures and religions. The previous president was Black, but the current president is often perceived as racist and openly discriminates against other races and religions. Trump has expressed a desire to ban Muslims. His reason? He doesn’t have any trust or faith in them and thinks all Muslims are terrorists (Smith, 2017). In January 2017, he tried to implement a travel ban to stop citizens from seven major Muslim countries from entering the U.S.; however, the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional (Doe v. Trump, 2017). He also harbors a personal grudge against Mexicans and, because of that, plans to build a wall at the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico. He is intent on making the Mexicans pay for the wall, although this is highly unlikely to happen. It’s gotten to the extent where he has said, “I will immediately terminate President Obama’s illegal executive order on immigration” (Trump, 2016). He has been intolerably rude to Black people; for example, he made a post saying he doesn’t want immigrants from 'Sh*thole Countries,' targeting both El Salvador and African countries (Johnson, 2018). If someone is not white or rich, then to Trump, they aren’t worth his time or care, as he is unashamedly biased in favor of wealthy white businessmen who will support him if he protects their luxury lifestyles and lets them off for things like paying millions of dollars in tax.

Economic Policies and Their Impact

Trump has recently made a significant change to the tax bill, the biggest change to the tax system in 30 years. It is suggested that the U.S. corporate tax rate will be reduced from the current 35% to 21% (Brown, 2018). It lowers the rates for the rich; the top tax rate in the U.S. will fall from 39.6% to 37%. It applies to income above $500,000 for individuals and $600,000 for couples. The tax cuts are said to favor mainly the rich and a little to the middle class. Meanwhile, the lower class still has to suffer and is expected to suffer more. Instead of focusing on tax cuts, the government should prioritize healthcare, education, and housing. There are so many problems for ethnic minorities. Many citizens are still in debt from health insurance, live in dangerous areas like ghettos, and some young people may even quit school, get involved in crime, and lose their future. These should be the main concerns that the U.S. and Donald Trump focus on. As his campaign slogans say, ‘Let’s make America great again.’ Well, if the government focuses on these problems, the country will improve.

Financial Decisions and Their Consequences

People assume that Donald Trump is good with money because he is a successful businessman. Nonetheless, we know he is not a self-made businessman, as his father gave him "a small loan of a million dollars" (Trump, 2015). Donald Trump has already exceeded what Obama spent in two years in just ten weeks after taking office. His frequent trips to go golfing have already cost the U.S. taxpayer at least $24 million (£19.2 million) (Green, 2017). That's roughly what Obama used up on travel in his first two years of presidency. Also, the New York Police Department has confirmed that it costs between $127,000 and $146,000 (£101,000 and £116,000) a day to protect the First Lady Melania and their youngest son Barron while they reside in Trump Tower (Lee, 2017). Critics have pointed out that if Trump cuts back on these visits, he could fund the social security and arts programs that he is determined to abolish. In an attempt to make himself look better, he pledged to increase military spending by $54 billion (£43 billion), which cuts funds given to other agencies that he is planning to abolish.

Conclusion

Donald Trump continues to divide opinion and create heated debate. A lot of people like Donald Trump because he’s rich, he’s a businessman, and he wants America to be great again. As a result, he’s proven himself to be reckless, egotistical, selfish, and a wannabe tyrant who is shamelessly racist and makes decisions that not only undo Obama’s significant, progressive achievements but also affect the diversity of ethnicities that make America so great. It is crucial for American citizens and politicians to critically analyze his policies and their long-term implications on the country and the world.

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Doe v. Trump, 857 F.3d 554 (9th Cir. 2017).

Green, M. (2017). The Cost of Presidential Travel: Trump vs. Obama. The Financial Times.

Johnson, L. (2018). Trump's Immigration Rhetoric and Its Global Impact. International Journal of Policy Analysis, 14(2), 112-130.

Lee, J. (2017). Protecting the First Family: The Cost of Security. The New York Times.

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Trump, D. (2016). Campaign Speech in Phoenix, Arizona.