Donald Trump Popularity

Donald Trump's Popularity Being unlikeable comes easy for Donald Trump, yet for some reason, it is his ill-natured, controversial comments that allowed him to lead in the polls and ultimately grasp the G.O.P nomination. The New York Times, “Join the Debate” section wrote on this topic, titled “Donald Trump’s America”. Knowing his offensive stance, people wonder how a man of such extreme views became the republican nominee, and what his undoubted popularity says about his supporters and America. Mark Krikorian, an executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports limits on immigration, replied to the post. His response was titled, “There’s an Ideological Reason for Trump’s Success”. He argued that Donald Trump has gained so much support because Americans are so upset with established politicians who, they feel, haven’t listened to the people. When talking …show more content…
A key factor that Krikorian discussed is the anger people have towards our government for disregarding concerns of immigration. A major issue with his argument is while Trump may not “dismiss” concerns about issues such as immigration, he doesn’t have any solid plan or form of action to conquer them. He only has his infamous wall, which in reality, cannot become a reality. His supporters seem to lack the understanding that our government is a separation of powers with check and balances to make sure not one branch has too much power. His supporters who seemingly stand strongly behind the constitution ignore the fact that most of Donald Trump's promises are in fact unconstitutional. Like Randa Fahmy pointed out, His supporters are scared for the economy. They are naive to think Trump will be America’s economic hero even though he has no real logical plan to do so. They have swallowed the myth that he is a “very good businessman” because of his rich status, which he was born