One of the candidates for the 2016 Presidential Election is Donald Trump. Trump is running as part of the Republican Party. He did however, think about running as an independent. (Donald Trump – 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates) Trump was a successful man in the Real Estate market. However, with the challenges of the Real Estate, he had to declare bankrupt. He is most popularly known from the US for the popular reality show “The Apprentice” which he was a host of. (Donald Trump – 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates) Trump was a gifted student athlete. He earned academic honors in school. He attended Fordham University. He then went to Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1968, he earned a Bachelor of …show more content…
He reported to have been a Catholic, a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He has also reported to be a Presbyterian. He and his third wife got married in an Episcopalian church. In a recent interview about religion he’s said he is Presbyterian, “I believe in God. I am Christian. I think The Bible is certainly, it is THE book. First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica Queens is where I went to church. I’m a Protestant, I’m a Presbyterian. And you know I’ve had a good relationship with the church over the years. I think religion is a wonderful thing. I think my religion is a wonderful religion.” (Donald Trump’s Religion and Political …show more content…
(016 Presidential Race) Trump has stated 9 issues recently of which he is concerned with. The first one is Immigration. He wants to build a “great wall” along the U.S. - Mexico border that Mexico would pay for. The next is Military issues. Trump has said he wants to build up the military “back to where it was at the height so nobody messes with us.” Another issue he has is foreign policy. Trump has said he knows the “best negotiators” in the country and that he would bring them in to get better trade deals with China and Japan and a better nuclear deal with Iran. Another issue is Economy. Trump, in his June campaign announcement, promised he would “be the jobs President that God has ever created.” Another concern is Same-sex marriage. Trump said in June that he believed in “traditional marriage” between a man and a woman, but he also claimed his views are “evolving.” Another concern of Trumps is abortion. Trump used to be pro-choice but said last month that he was “pro-life with exceptions” for rape, incest and the health of the mother. Trump is also concerned with the Environment. He says global warming is bull crap. Education is another concern of Trump’s. He has said that “Common Core has to be ended.” Finally, Entitlements are another concern. Trump has vowed to repeal Obamacare and replace it “with something terrific”, but he hasn’t said what that will be. (Edelman,A 2015)