I Am Glad Donald Trump Ran For President

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 Oct 8, 2016


I am glad Donald Trump ran for president, and No I am not being sarcastic. Donald Trump is easily the most controversial person in politics at the moment, and that is even compared with the Filipino President Duterte who has legalized street executions. Trump is more controversial because of his platform of being not politically correct, his ability to stay in the spot light despite repeatedly insulting others, and his knack for grabbing attention wherever he goes; and he is able to accomplish this all while being a huge turd. Most people dislike politicians even though the majority will vote for them, and most will say that politicians are cheats and liars but are always insulted when the politician is cheating or lying; but Donald Trump takes lying, cheating, and dislike to a whole new level.

Donald Trump is a terrible racist, and often he directs his attacks at Mexicans. He began his campaign by calling Mexicans criminals and rapists. Some of his supporters may say his comments are not directed at those of Mexican descent who are living here legally, the comments are only for those criminal elements that have crossed the border. The truth is Trump cannot tell the difference. That is why he decried Judge Gonzalo Curiel as being unfit to preside over his Trump University lawsuit. Judge Curiel was born and raised in the U.S. and upholds the law. You literally cannot get any more American or any more non-criminal than Judge Curiel, but Trump only sees Curiel's Mexican heritage and will brand him as a Mexican. Trump will never see Curiel as an American regardless of what Curiel does, how long he has lived in the U.S, or any other factors. The only factor Trump sees is Curiel's heritage and therefore he must be Mexican. Trump claims a conflict of interest saying that the Curiel's heritage makes the case biased against Trump, making his claims based only on race; which is text book definition of a racist. Perhaps he would prefer a white judge, maybe he would receive a favorable judgement that way. But the law is supposed to impartial, so being biased in Trumps favor would not be appropriate either. Perhaps an Asian, black, Muslim, or females judge... no, Trump has insulted those groups as well and Trump would likely cry foul as well.

Donald Trump constantly lies or is wrong. According to Politfact.com, 52% of Donald Trumps statements that were analyzed were deemed to be false or pants-on-fire (meaning outrageously wrong). It is hard to determine if he is lying or is wrong, mostly because to lie would require you to knowingly say something that is not true. With all the controversies and conspiracies that Trump spews out, it is difficult to know whether or not he realizes they are  not real. Whether it is claiming that Obama was not born in the U.S or that Ted Cruz's father had a part in Kennedy's assassination he cannot stop making things up. When confronted with facts and evidence to the contrary, Trump attempts to deny he ever made the comments or simply double down, but his explanations are often worst than his statements. Even when it was shown that Obama was born in the U.S. Trump pursued the issue, refusing to let the conspiracy die. Then he claims that he alone ends the conspiracy and attempts to take credit for ending something he started. Later when pressed on it, he blames Hillary Clinton for starting the entire controversy, attempting to rewrite history, as if people have not been paying attention or the internet did not exist. And yet, he utter every word with confidence, confident but wrong.

Donald Trump loves getting money, and he does it by taking from charities, his supporters, and small businesses that cannot defend themselves in court. Unlike most charities founded by wealthy philanthropist, Trump does not put his own money into his charity the Trump Foundation. Instead he collects money from other organizations, then gives that money away for the publicity. Often times he makes money off his charities. The Washington Post found that in one instance Trump had taken money from another organization, given it to a police union, who had paid to use a Trump property. So Trump put up no money, and got the police union to pay him instead. He was also caught using charity money to buy luxuries for himself, pay for legal fees, and donate to political campaigns; all in violation of federal laws. Recently the New York attorney general had to send a cease and desist order to the Trump Foundation. Trump not only makes money off charities, he also makes money off his campaign for presidency. A large portion of the money that supporters have donated to the Trump campaign have been spent at Trump properties. So win or lose, Trump is sure to make money off the other people's contribution. This is in stark contrast to most other candidates that would avoid such as relationship between personal and politics to avoid a conflict of interest. Finally, Trump makes money by screwing over the little guys. Often times Trump will refuse to pay for services rendered, and when confronted, his team of lawyers would ensure that litigation would drag out for so long that the small business would crumble financially even if it wins. His 3,500 lawsuits are a prime example that those who work with Trump often regret working with Trump.

If Donald Trump does not win the election it would be because of his most damning fault, he does not believe women are people. For months we knew he is comfortable attacking women as slobs and fat despite being nearly obese himself. But the recent revelations that he assaulted a married woman saying “I did try and f--- her. She was married,” and “Grab them by the p---y, You can do anything.” He made these comments while being married to his current wife Melania. After the revelation, Trump claims that these tapes were just a distraction and he promised to do better. The tapes were recorded in 2005, it has been 11 years, and it is pretty obvious that Trump is still a sack a crap and is no better than he was 10  years ago. He still constantly berates and attack women from a former Miss America to Megyn Kelly of Fox News. He calls the tapes a distraction but sexual assault is not a distraction, it is a very serious issue that affects many women in the U.S and in the world. If affects the woman who rides in a taxi, goes to a frat party, hangs out in a bar, or even walks down the street. It is pervasive in the workplace, military, and even at home. Many women live with the fear that sexual assault can come from anywhere. Sexual assault is very real, it is no distraction, and the ease and comfort that Trump talk about it and conducts himself indicates how little he thinks of women to be able to behave that way.

Donald Trump is full of pretend money, he does not release his tax records so it is difficult to estimate his real worth. He claims that he is worth over $10 billion but analysis say that he may really be only worth $3 billion. Trump claims that the majority of his worth is in the Trump name, that it is synonymous with wealth and success. However, after what we have seen, the Trump name is really synonymous with racism, ignorance, greed, and misogyny. This campaign season is likely going to have a negative affect on the value of the Trump name, perhaps knocking him down by a few billion dollars. And without his money, Trump is just another crazy homeless man, yelling non-sense on the street.

It is for all this that I am glad Donald Trump ran for president. The fact is that Trump is a giant turd, perhaps the shiniest turd that was ever polished. Before the campaign season, he was seen a great business man. For years the Trump name brought with it wealth and success. Now we see him a much different light, as a person who takes from charities, violates the law, and demeans other cultures and genders. His assault on women and his denigration of others would not have been exposed had he not ran for president. There is a good chance that more civil and legal lawsuits will be brought against him. Running for president exposed all his flaws for the world to see, and it is likely that he will fall very far from grace and fall very hard. Had he not ran his campaign, it is very likely that he would have gotten away with all the terrible things that he has done and would likely have been able to continue to do. There is a good chance he will be punished for all that he has done and all his future action will be highly scrutinized. That is perhaps the only silver lining I can see in this campaign season. But with all his flaws, he was right about one thing: he has the ability to unify, though that unity is very much against Trump.