Argumentative Essay On Trump's Position

Reporters, activists, and politicians from across the moral spectrum have pondered over Trump's recent comments like “magical scholars”, looking for a magic word that might explain what he would do with the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Until recently it was assumed his position was the same as it was throughout the primaries: Deport them all, no exceptions. Last weekend, though, his campaign signaled a new "to be determined" position that may or may not let some remain. He stated that he has “softened” since then. Trump has also struggled to articulate what that position is, leaving immigration “geeks” scrambling for clues on one of his top issues. During prior immigration debates, politicians chose their language …show more content…
He was gambled in the family business by a well-to-do father and has pursued a career marked by some real estate successes, some failures and repeated episodes of saving his own hide while harming people who trusted him. Given his continuing refusal to release his tax returns, breaking with a long two-party tradition, it is only reasonable to assume there are aspects of his record even more discreditable than what we know. The lack of experience might be overcome if Trump saw it as a handicap worth overcoming. But he displays no curiosity, reads no books and appears to believe he needs no advice. In fact, what makes Trump so unusual is his combination of extreme neediness and unbridled arrogance, which are two characteristics that a president shouldn’t have if you ask me. Throughout the campaign, he has said one lie after another, for example, he stated that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated after 9/11, that his tax-cut plan would not worsen the deficit, that he opposed the Iraq War before it started, and even when confronted with contrary evidence, he simply repeats the lie. It is impossible to know whether he convinces himself of his own fabrications or knows that he is wrong and does not