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El Camino College The Union

The student news site of El Camino College

El Camino College The Union

Commentary – “Chump”, I mean “Trump for President?”

“From Ronald to Donald” is one of the newest slogans used in Donald Trump’s latest potential presidential campaign ad comparing himself to President Ronald Reagan.

Yes, President Reagan. The only thing that Trump can compare besides the rhyming of their names, is that Reagan started off as an actor and Trump is a real estate mogul turned reality star.

No longer are years of education and experience necessary to run for some of the elite positions in the government.

It seems as if the only qualification necessary is to be some sort of celebrity to pull enough votes and attention.

Which seems that is what Trump has been doing since he is on TV and Web interviews speaking the unthinkable.

When he isn’t verbally attacking someone beliefs or a group of people, he is talking about what a great relationship he has with “the blacks” and pointing out what politicians like Hillary Clinton have gone wrong.

While it’s true that having a substantial amount of money in a presidential race is important, it doesn’t define what a candidate knows about running a country. That is about all Trump brings to the table, his financial stature.

Just because Trump knows how to run a business doesn’t mean he has the qualifications and skills that are needed to become a great president.

In an article on the Business Insider website, Trump states how he doesn’t agree with how President Barack Obama presents himself as president and expresses how the U.S. isn’t respected like it should be.

First off, we are a country that has celebrities running for office. Second, we are a country that actually elects celebrities into office. What is so respectable about that?

And comparing himself to one of the most respected Presidents in U.S. history is nothing but a joke.

So many people speak about respect and the U.S., yet politics are being taken so lightly and being turned into a mockery.

What would some of America’s founding fathers say about this?

President Obama made history as the first African-American president elected into the White House and having someone like Trump insult and ridicule his presidency and raise questions about his birth certificate shows anything but respect for our nation.

In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, he states that he is no longer pro-choice simply because of one of his friend’s experience with the decision of abortion.

He also explains how he is against gay marriage because he doesn’t feel right about it.

Never mind the millions of diverse Americans that make up this country and their rights, if Trump doesn’t “feel right” it isn’t right.

Trump should stick to what he knows and does best which is firing people on national TV, because when it comes to politics, Donald, You’re fired!

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