Trump Criticizes George Bush's 9/11 Record
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/16/donald-trump-suggests-george-bush-failed-to-stop-911-attacks/?ref=politics
I don't understand why Donald Trump is keep going on with criticizing George Bush on the 9/11 incident (even at the Republican Debate he did that). All the interviewer asked him was how he would demonstrate compassion during times of crisis, such as a hurricane or the attacks on the World Trade Center. I looked forward to hearing what he would do, not a self-compliment rant, saying that he has more heart and is more competent than the other previous leaders who dealt with those tragedies...says the person who said, "that's the way the world works" to the Oregon shooting crisis. That's some great heart he shows......I agree with Peter King when he points out that nobody saw it coming, and it's a "cheap shot" to blame the former president for it. I think what's most important is how one handles sudden and catastrophic situations. I think that whenever Donald Trump is asked what he would do as president in a certain situation, he seems to avert the attention on someone else in a negative light in order to say, "I can at least do better than that person" which is not a dependable characteristic to show as a possible leader. It shouldn't be "I can at least do better than him", but more of "I can do this and that, which would help due to this and that reasons." He needs to learn to put himself in good light without comparing himself to someone else, but as himself. In order to back up his criticism, Donald Trump says, "[George Bush] was president, O.K.? The World Trade Center came down during his reign." So if, perhaps, a disastrous hurricane occurred during Trump's presidency, are we allowed to blame him for it? Can we say "Trump was president, O.K.? The hurricane destroyed everything during his presidency." Also, although it may have been a slip of the tongue, the fact that he called Bush's presidency "reign," it scares me how he views the position of presidency. Does he plan to "reign" over our nation if becoming president?
Trump is the biggest money-maker this campaign season- not for himself, but for the media. Almost everything he says is problematic. When he is put on the spot and doesn't know how to answer a question with class, he resorts to petty jabs at his opponents or placing himself above the mistakes of past leaders. One iconic moment is when he was asked by a racist supporter how he would get rid of the Muslims in our country "like Obama", Trump took the man's question seriously. A lot of jokes are made about Trump becoming president, but really, it would be chilling to have such a xenophobe as the leader of our nation. He wants to kick out all the immigrants without blonde hair and blue eyes- how is America going to have peaceful relations with ANY foreign nation if he's in charge?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Janice. 9/11 was a horrific terrorist attack that we didn't see coming, and instead of Trump claiming what he would do to protect the nation in times of crisis, he deflects and instead opts to belittle someone else. I don't understand why Trump can't simply answer a question directly instead of using scapegoats. If Trump is determined to want to "make America great again", then he should start emphasizing his plans on doing so -- not, blaming other people for tragedies without a straightforward answer for your own ideas.
ReplyDeleteI think by using the word "reign," Trump was trying to imply that he views George W. Bush's presidency as almost a monarchy in which Bush acted like a sovereign ruler over the American people, oppressing them and disregarding their welfare. But what makes this comment so ironic is that I believe this will be the way Trump will turn the position of presidency if he is elected into office. Trump does not seem to be a person who will listen to anyone he doesn't agree with, and it really doesn't help that he is basing his whole campaign on bringing others down instead of offering the American people reasonable policies that they can trust and vote for.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to Donald Trump's campaign, you have to realize that all he does is put other's down in order to make himself look better and more appealing to the American people. Also, if it wasn't for him bashing other candidates, his campaign would not be receiving the publicity it currently is. That does not mean Mr. Trump should say whatever he wants. When it comes to 9/11, I believe that Mr. Trump should not put the blame on previous presidents, but say what he would do in that kind of situation.
ReplyDeleteBy attacking others, people can see that Trump doesn't know how to answer and is willing to put down what many Americans believe in. I think that Trump continuing to attack Bush about 9/11 will negatively affect his campaign. Many Americans believe that 9/11 and how Bush responded was the highlight of his presidency. Bush increased national security and there weren't any other successful terrorist attacks during his administration. People think that how Bush responded was great and this will only hurt Trump.
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