I’m not sure how exactly to begin writing about Donald Trump. I’d be hard-pressed to find a person without an opinion on him already, and for good reason; the well-known politician, TV personality, and real estate mogul consistently churns out provocative statements paired with horrifying hairdos. On June 16, the multi-billionaire announced his candidacy for President of the United States (POTUS). Since then, what little policy he has released is self-contradicting and ill–thought out. But beyond that, he’s kept up his abrasive reputation and has been speaking regularly at GOP debates.
Believe it or not, Hillary Clinton thinks that Trump is a bit of a racist. She said in June that his remarks on Mexican immigrants in his presidential launch speech were “inflammatory” and “unacceptable”. Possibly his most quoted passage is, “When Mexico sends their people… they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” But don’t worry, he’s not talking about all of them—he made sure to clear things up by saying, “Some, I assume, are good people.” Perhaps these good people are the reason he thinks he’ll get the Hispanic vote. It’s a good thing he has “a great relationship with the blacks,” or so he said on radio station Talk1300 in 2011 (he’s confident he’ll get that vote, too). He thinks that President Obama has done such a bad job that the U.S. won’t see another black president for generations, but that’s probably just because “Laziness is a trait in blacks”—or so he said in 1991.
1991 must have been a rough year for Trump. That’s also when he said to Esquire, “You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] writes as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass”. The man clearly knows how to charm the ladies. He said in his book, How to Get Rich, “All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me—consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.” If it’s hard to believe even one person would vote for him, try hundreds. According to Morning Consult’s mid-August poll, Trump was holding 32 percent of the vote, at least 21 percent higher than any other Republican candidate. Consult also said he was polling better with male voters.
Speaking of voting, Trump isn’t very good at it. In 2011, news station NY1 reviewed records and found that Trump had failed to vote in mayoral primaries for over 20 years. Additionally, he’s neglected to vote for the position that he hopes to attain. In 1988, 1996, and 2008, he cast no vote for the POTUS primaries. If his supporters’ voting habits are as poor as his own, Trump’s opposition has nothing to worry about. One thing’s for sure: if he makes it to the White House, there’ll be hell toupée.
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