Donald J Trump is the 45th president-elect of the United States of America. However, of the 231 million people eligible to vote in the United States, only 48.1% of Americans are are pleased with this outcome. States, as well as thousands of Americans across the country are demanding ballot recounts in hopes of redirecting the outcome and the fate of the country. Many are dumbfounded, wondering how a businessman from Queens, New York with no political background whatsoever managed to pull this off. Donald Trump was able to attain the presidency due to the gap in demographics presented in 2016, his presentation as an “unpolished politician”, his ability to connect with people such as rural non-college educated Americans, and Clinton’s flaws outweighing
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Thereafter in 2004 he went on to starring in the hit reality NBC Television show The Apprentice. It wasn’t until 2015 Trump announced his running as a Republican candidate in the 2016 election. Many Americans were shocked by this release and many took it as a joke early on. Trump started out his campaign with wild statements such as the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” Early on Mr. Trump also accused President Obama of not being a natural born United States citizen. Mr. Trump has also gotten much attention for his idea of building a wall on the Southern border of the United States separating it from Mexico, and intends to have Mexico pay for it. All of these radical ideas were the basis of Trump’s campaign, and made him stand out from any other politician in history, making him turn heads, and make headlines. Many hard-working American’s today are drained from crooked politicians in past governments. In the eyes of many of these hard-working rural Americans, many of Trump’s outrageous statements are considered to fall under the phrase “we were all thinking it, he just said it,” These “ridiculous” statements were one of the ways Trump was able to connect with the American people and give a sense of realness, giving him a legup on Clinton. Although it is true that many Republicans did in fact find Trump rude and crude at times, they are well aware he is an unpolished politician, and are grateful he
Thereafter in 2004 he went on to starring in the hit reality NBC Television show The Apprentice. It wasn’t until 2015 Trump announced his running as a Republican candidate in the 2016 election. Many Americans were shocked by this release and many took it as a joke early on. Trump started out his campaign with wild statements such as the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” Early on Mr. Trump also accused President Obama of not being a natural born United States citizen. Mr. Trump has also gotten much attention for his idea of building a wall on the Southern border of the United States separating it from Mexico, and intends to have Mexico pay for it. All of these radical ideas were the basis of Trump’s campaign, and made him stand out from any other politician in history, making him turn heads, and make headlines. Many hard-working American’s today are drained from crooked politicians in past governments. In the eyes of many of these hard-working rural Americans, many of Trump’s outrageous statements are considered to fall under the phrase “we were all thinking it, he just said it,” These “ridiculous” statements were one of the ways Trump was able to connect with the American people and give a sense of realness, giving him a legup on Clinton. Although it is true that many Republicans did in fact find Trump rude and crude at times, they are well aware he is an unpolished politician, and are grateful he