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Donald Trump for President?
Would He Be a Good President?
Nivetha Aravindan
Staff Writer
Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump (Robert Gauthier/Los
Angeles Times/TNS used with
permission)
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Americans have different opinions
regarding the business leader, reality
television star, and now presidential
candidate, Donald Trump. As of October 31, Trump is leading the Republican primary with 31 percent of the
vote, according to the HuffPost Pollster. Trump is best known as the
former host of reality game show “The
Apprentice,” and as a wealthy businessman. Although Trump’s success as
a businessman and television star has
turned him into a billionaire, many are
still not sure as to whether or not his
possible presidency will be beneficial
to the U.S., and the matter has been
an ongoing debate among the American people.
Some say that Trump’s acquaintance
with several business leaders could be
beneficial to the United States. His
confidence, negotiating skills, and his
support for the free enterprise system
excite his voter base. During his presidential announcement on June 16
Trumps had this to say. “Sadly the
American dream is dead. But if I get
elected president I will bring it back
bigger and better and stronger than
ever before.” Such a promise inevitably
sounds compelling to many Americans.
However, there is an immense amount
of negative feedback associated with
the infamously blunt billionaire, who
has made a number of derogatory
comments about other nationalities.
During his presidential announcement
on June 16, Trump made some offending comments about Mexicans, stating
that although there are some “good”
Mexicans in America, many are criminals.
“When Mexico sends its people, they
are not sending their best. They are
sending people that have lots of problems,” said Trump in his speech. “I
don’t like Donald Trump” says Lorhena Antonio, Class of 2018, “because he
has no value for immigrants. He wants
(a wall built) all around the southern
border. Simply, there is no need for
that. Donald Trump is taking away all
chances of people who aren’t U.S.
citizens from having an education and a
bright, successful future,” said Antonio.
Trump’s four previous filings for
business bankruptcy also bring up
questions as to whether or not he
would be able to preserve the United
States’ treasury if he were to be elected president. According to CNN
Money, Trump declares that successful
businesses frequently file for bankruptcies but this theory wouldn’t matter
much to the country since there isn’t
really a way for the U.S. government “to file for bankruptcy.”
Trump’s rude statements towards
other politicians has also brought him a
lot of negative attention. A September
2015 issue of Rolling Stone magazine
publicized insulting comments that
Trump made about one of the other
Republican presidential candidates,
Teens and Smoking: A Bad Combo
Why do some still do it?
(By CDC – Licensed under Public
Domain via Commons)
Jessica Barry
Staff Writer
We’ve all been taught that drugs have
horrible effects on people; especially
teenagers because their brains aren’t
fully developed, so why do some teenagers choose to smoke? According to
Alberta Health Services, teenagers begin
to smoke “to cope with stress, to control
their weight, as a social habit and to
combat boredom.” Peer pressure from
family and friends is another main reason why teens smoke, but it’s not worth
trying because of the effects that go
along with it. One student (who chose
to remain anonymous) shares their
experience. “One of my cousins made
me try one when I was about 13-yearsold, and I just got hooked,” said the
student.
According to the World Health Organization, young smokers can develop
lung cancer, heart disease, and a quick
addiction to nicotine. And, according
to kidshealth.org, nicotine is an addictive substance which can cause heart
disease, stomach ulcers and blood
clots, and can raise a person’s heart
rate and blood pressure, limiting their
ability to do certain tasks.
Smoking can also hurts teenagers’
endurance because of the damage
inflicted on the lungs, which can create
problems with their everyday lives.
Laurel Blanchard, an athlete and singer
at Abington High School, thinks that
her life would change drastically if she
Carly Fiorina, in which he stated,
“Look at that face! Would anyone vote
for that? Can you imagine that, the
face of our next president?” According
to the Huffington Post, Fiorina confidently replied to Trump’s offending
remarks at the Federation of Republican Women in Arizona. “Ladies, look
at this face. This is the face of a 61year-old woman. I am proud of every
year and every wrinkle,” said Fiorina.
Trump also made some false and spiteful comments about President Obama.
During the 2012 presidential election,
he publicized rumors that the president was not a native born citizen, and
referred to Obama as the worst president in the history of the United States
during an appearance on the show
Hannity in 2015. “I don’t like him
because he’s very cocky and is not
supportive of many groups of people,”
says Jessica Barry, Class of 2018,
voicing a concern many have about
Donald Trump’s character.
All in all, Donald Trump has been a
very candid and straightforward presidential candidate regarding his personal opinions. He has made his own,
honest views widely known throughout his presidential campaign, reflecting some of Trump’s positive qualities,
as well as his negative qualities. The
debate regarding whether or not
Trump would make a good chief executive continues, and if the Republican
Party votes to nominate him for office,
Americans will have to seriously consider whether he is fit to be President.
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