Ever since learning Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would be the United States two major choices for President, Americans begun to become excited for the debates. The first debate fell nothing short of being certainly interesting for the majority of the viewers in the country. With all of this said, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The paper is going to be divided into three separate parts. The first part is going to talk about some of the key issues and the candidates views on those issues. For the purpose of this essay, general crime issues and Foreign policy will be the two issues discussed. The second part of the essay will focus on assessing the candidates
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However, it is important to note that the two candidates did share some common similarities amongst their views on criminal justice issues. Hillary Clinton stated she wants criminal justice reform. She believes that the criminal justice system is not as good as it should be right now. One of the most significant issues Hillary Clinton wants to address is systematic racism in our criminal justice system. Secretary Clinton said African-American Americans are unfairly treated by police officers and seem to be the ones who make up the majority of the capacity in jails. She is not a fan of the stop and frisk measures Donald Trump mentioned throughout his answer. Hillary wants more second chance type programs , as their are people in jail, that shouldn’t necessary be in jail (Debate 9/26). Clinton also said there are too many military style weapons in the hands of the police on our streets. She feels that is unnecessary for police to have and carry military style weapons. Secretary Clinton also wants more trust between the police and community (Debate 9/26). Lastly, when it came to common sense gun-control measures, she agreed with Donald Trump, that people who are listed on the no-fly lists should not be granted the right to own a …show more content…
First off, when it comes to fighting against Isis, Clinton stated a couple of different ways of how she would fight Isis. She said we must increase our air strikes on Isis, rather than send in ground troops to fight them. In addition to that, she said we must work alongside with the Muslim communities in the Middle East in fighting against Isis. In addition, Secretary Clinton wants to fight Isis on the cyber front as well (Debate 9/26). She wants to stop their online recruiting tactics to prevent American citizens from joining them. Hillary defended her position on the Iranian deal as she said it was a very good deal that has ultimately halted the Iranian nuclear program, which in turn makes the United States safer against Iran when it comes to nuclear threats. In regards to other issues of foreign policy, Clinton said she would not be aggressive in choosing to sink ships of the Iranian coast. She also stated that she would reassure other nations that the United States would honor their mutual defense agreement we are a part of. Lastly, Clinton said that cyber warfare will be one of the greatest challenges that the next president will face (Debate 9/26). This, of-course, is one of the most colossal differences in the candidates views on what the bigger challenges to America
However, it is important to note that the two candidates did share some common similarities amongst their views on criminal justice issues. Hillary Clinton stated she wants criminal justice reform. She believes that the criminal justice system is not as good as it should be right now. One of the most significant issues Hillary Clinton wants to address is systematic racism in our criminal justice system. Secretary Clinton said African-American Americans are unfairly treated by police officers and seem to be the ones who make up the majority of the capacity in jails. She is not a fan of the stop and frisk measures Donald Trump mentioned throughout his answer. Hillary wants more second chance type programs , as their are people in jail, that shouldn’t necessary be in jail (Debate 9/26). Clinton also said there are too many military style weapons in the hands of the police on our streets. She feels that is unnecessary for police to have and carry military style weapons. Secretary Clinton also wants more trust between the police and community (Debate 9/26). Lastly, when it came to common sense gun-control measures, she agreed with Donald Trump, that people who are listed on the no-fly lists should not be granted the right to own a …show more content…
First off, when it comes to fighting against Isis, Clinton stated a couple of different ways of how she would fight Isis. She said we must increase our air strikes on Isis, rather than send in ground troops to fight them. In addition to that, she said we must work alongside with the Muslim communities in the Middle East in fighting against Isis. In addition, Secretary Clinton wants to fight Isis on the cyber front as well (Debate 9/26). She wants to stop their online recruiting tactics to prevent American citizens from joining them. Hillary defended her position on the Iranian deal as she said it was a very good deal that has ultimately halted the Iranian nuclear program, which in turn makes the United States safer against Iran when it comes to nuclear threats. In regards to other issues of foreign policy, Clinton said she would not be aggressive in choosing to sink ships of the Iranian coast. She also stated that she would reassure other nations that the United States would honor their mutual defense agreement we are a part of. Lastly, Clinton said that cyber warfare will be one of the greatest challenges that the next president will face (Debate 9/26). This, of-course, is one of the most colossal differences in the candidates views on what the bigger challenges to America