The Pros And Cons Of Donald Trump

As the new year of 2017 starts, the United States of America has a newly elected president, Donald Trump. In the past years that lead up to the election, there were many citizens against Trump, more specifically, younger liberals. Many of these people who did not support Trump would describe him as a narcissist, rude, arrogant, a bully, racist, egomaniac, etc. But there are other words to describe the type of person Trump is like, patriotic, strong, determined, confident, successful, bold, etc. There are many people who still support Trump; hence he won the election. Although it seems like more people do not support Trump, he continues to have strong support system and keeps his mind unchanged and continues to pursue his promises that he’s

The travel ban applies to Iran, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Some green-card holders were detained in January at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after returning from trips to Iran. There were no exceptions for the travel ban; no exceptions for religious minorities including Christians residing in Muslim-majority countries. The total number of refugees who may be resettled un the U.S. in the fiscal year ending in September will drop to 50,000 from the 110,000 goal the Obama administration had set. Trump claims that his travel ban is meant to give his administration time to reinforce the vetting process for visitors and to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks. Many people have voiced their opposition against this travel ban like the states of Washington and Minnesota. The states have sued to ban arguing it was hurting their economies and universities and that it violates the First Amendment’s ban on government establishment of religion. The states pointed out how “Trump campaigned on a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States and intended to disfavor Islam and favor Christianity.” (“New Trump travel ban: Order again targets refugees,” 2017, para.9). Although a court in San Francisco upheld a temporary restraining order against Trump’s original travel ban, the new revised travel ban was assumed to be no better than its predecessor. The new revised travel ban is still discriminatory and targets the Muslim community, but several internal U.S. Homeland Security documents raise questions about Trump’s approach. Associated Press concludes citizenship is, “unlikely to be a reliable indicator of potential terrorist activity.” (“New Trump travel ban: Order again targets refugees,” 2017, para.14). This is addressing an underlying possibility of U.S. citizens being a threat of terrorism. MSNBC