Donald Trump: The First President Of America

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Many people don’t realize many of the standards of today’s world were established over a century or two ago. I was learning myself how over a century ago some issues, that’s taken place currently were predicted almost two centuries ago. I know hard to believe! My hopes are by the end of this read it will be very believable as I take you back in history, the 1700. Currently, the trending topic across the world is Americas new president, Donald Trump, I think it is only but right to use the first president of America considering the times we are living today (George Washington) to make my point. George Washington served as a general and commander in chief of the colonial armies doing the American Revolution. George Washington …show more content…
George Washington spoke of this in his Fairwell Address. He mentioned designing men who would divide sections of the country as a means to their own political power. President Washington spoke about “Cunning, ambitious,and unprincipled men” would take over this struggle of power (New York Times) While Donald Trump has only been in office six days , it may be unfair to pass judgment in regards to what his intentions are for our country, If the past six days are any indication of what to expect in the future from Trump, Id think it is safe to mention of many, one more perdition George Washington made in his Farewell Address, that seem to be fit for Donald Trump. “Agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection” and “ opens the door to foreign influence and corruption.” in-spite of President Trump winning the election he appears be jealous of Hillary Clinton winning the popular votes. President Trump intends to move forward with a major investigation of voter fraud that cost him the popular vote, White House officials said Wednesday , despite bipartisan condemnation of his allegations and conclusion of Mr, trump's own lawyer’s that the election was not 'tainted” (The New York Post) Trump has set off many false alarms doing his first days in office. He took to Twitter to say this “The crowd was unbelievable today. I looked at the rain, which just never came,you know, we finished the speech ,went inside,it poured then we came outside,”he said “The helicopter scene was an incredible scene and then,amazingly it rained-like God was looking down on us”. The truth is as President Trump was giving his inauguration speech, the rain started. Another false alarm ,President Trump words “ Even the media said the crowd was massive. That it

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