The Case for Trump

Author’s Note: The views and opinions expressed in the article do not reflect those of the author.

This election year has truly been a crazy one. Just the mere fact that the two major party candidates are the most disliked candidates in election history tells you that we may have screwed up as a nation. And while I know many voters think that no change is better than possible negative change, I am here to tell you that this is wrong. Trump is the better choice for president due in large part to his willingness to be politically incorrect, to voice concerns to which others may be tepid, and to be candid about problems that no one wants to admit exist.

First of all, Trump may be seen as a better option by many liberals mainly because of his opponent. There have been countless scandals surrounding Hillary Clinton, including her emails, the Clinton Foundation, her handling of the accusers of her husband, and her conduct in the wartime Middle East. In fact, a recent poll shows that a majority of Trump supporters are against Clinton more than they are for him. This goes to show how repellent Clinton is to so many, and for good reason. She has lied many times in the past about important issues, changed her views on certain issues mysteriously as public opinion shifted, and has covered up many scandals, at least one of which could have been compromising to national security. Even on policy, she is toxic to liberals in many areas. She has consistently blamed Russia for many of her struggles lately, sounding more and more like someone out of the 50s or 60s. She also has downplayed the threat of jihadism as caused by Islam, claiming that “Muslims… have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.” It is blatant denial of reality such as this that has undoubtedly swayed many to Trump’s side. She also has two different policy positions for private and public appearances, as revealed by the release of the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs. If Clinton doesn’t trust us enough to tell us her real positions, why should we trust her with the most powerful position in the world?

Another reason potential voters should seriously consider voting Trump is his realistic view on the economy and trade policy. Trump has repeatedly voiced support for deregulating the economy, which would increase competition, driving down prices and promoting innovation. Contrast this with Clinton, who touts her plan to take on Wall Street as the “toughest” while chumming up with Wall Street execs at the same time. Trump has years of experience dealing with Wall Street, and he will bring his business savvy to the White House. Trump will also dramatically reduce taxes for all citizens, putting more money in the pockets of the masses and enabling more economic growth. Trump also wants to incentivize companies to stay in the U.S. by eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax, and wants to help small businesses stay open by reducing the business tax from 35 percent to 15 percent. More importantly, he wants to identify the trade deals that are hurting our workers and put a stop to them. This is starkly different from Clinton’s history of supporting disastrous deals such as NAFTA and TPP. Now, I know it has become a bit of a meme, but Trump is also strong on China, and will better stand up to them than Clinton. Unlike Russia, China does actually hold values very much in opposition to ours and does not act like a moral, modern government. Altogether, on trade and the economy, Trump is much more frank and straightforward than Clinton and has better policy proposals as well.

Two more issues on which Trump is superior to Clinton in ideas and more direct are those of Islamic terrorism and immigration in general. Clinton is unwilling to recognize the problem at hand with Islamic terrorism, saying it has no connection to Muslims or the religion they practice. Trump is much more willing to make this connection and wants to address the issue by banning immigration from nations that have had their citizens participate in terror attacks. This is quite possibly Trump’s strongest issue, as he is clearly the only one in the election who is willing to speak plainly about the great troubles ahead that our nation will face if we continue to refuse to confront the root cause of terrorism. Islamic extremism has far and away the most global terrorist attacks to its name, and this is no accident. Islam itself fosters extremism as is seen all over the world in the sheer numbers of Muslims who believe in frankly insane and incredibly hostile ideas, especially surrounding women’s rights and homosexuality. Trump wants to protect the American populace from attack, unlike Clinton, who wants to increase the number of refugees coming in fivefold. This willful ignorance cannot be let alone to affect our country and our security. Another issue on which Trump is largely logical is that of immigration. He sees that letting illegal, unskilled immigrants into the country will not improve anything. He knows that they are nothing but a burden on our economy, taxpayers, and border control agents. While his wall proposal may be a bit farfetched, he seems to have the right idea in letting more skilled and wealthy immigrants into the country, ensuring we won’t have to put them on welfare that comes out of our pockets. Clinton instead wants a path to citizenship for these people, which would only disadvantage our country. All in all, Trump is the sole candidate to speak anything even resembling a truth on the core issues of Islamic terrorism and immigration.

In this farcical election, we have witnessed perhaps the most inane candidates of recent memory, and the utter ignorance of the general public has been put on display. Supporters of all candidates have engaged in dishonest activities, and I’m sure most of America is tired of this election. However, if there is a lesser of the two evils, it may well be Trump. While Clinton has engaged in actions that affect the fate of American citizens, Trump has only said some questionable things now and then. Can you spot the difference? If we are to save our country and make it into something better, we should choose the candidate who actually has a chance of changing things up, instead of one who wants to keep our plainly broken system.