Among all of the candidates running for President, it is safe to say that Donald Trump is by far the most controversial; he often verbally attacks his opponents to his advantage, and it has gotten him the label as one of the favorites to win the Republican nomination. While his support has recently dropped in the past few Republican debates to people such as Ben Carson, I think it is safe to say that Trump is still one of the front runners at the moment. But what exactly does Trump believe in? Where are his values placed towards? Over the next year leading up to the 2016 Election I will be going over some of the favorites from the Republican and Democratic parties, giving a biography on said candidate and what they believe in.
Donald John
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and 2012-present.) He has also classified himself as an Independent and even a Reformist in the past.
On June 16th, 2015, Trump officially announced that he was running for President of the United States, as a Republican. Up until then, one of Trump’s notable “political” moments came during the Obama birth certificate saga, where Trump demanded to see Obama’s Birth Certificate, claiming that the current US President was born in Kenya, so he shouldn’t be allowed to be President (spoiler: Obama wasn’t born in Kenya.) He claims that his Net worth is around $9 billion dollars, but sources such as Forbes claim that is around $4 billion dollars, but regardless he is still the wealthiest candidate in this entire election.
While Trump has never held any political positions, he has always been very well spoken about his ideas and opinions, it can be safe to say that Economics affect much of Trump’s
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I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”
In terms of social issues, he is pro-Life, after switching from pro-Choice in 2011, and he is also against same sex marriage, claiming that “It's Not My Thing” Economically, he has also proposed one massive one-time tax on the rich, along with his opposing views toward ObamaCare, claiming that it is the reason that America is in so much debt. China has been a big part of Trump’s policies, saying “It's not like I'm anti-China. I just think it's ridiculous that we allow them to do what they're doing to this country, with the manipulation of the currency, that you write about and understand, and all of the other things that they do.” He has also called for a 25% Tariff on Chinese goods to help Americans get more jobs.
At this moment, it looks like the Republican nomination is going to come down to either Donald Trump, Ben Carson, or Carly Fiorina, but Trump still has a lot of support, whatever he is doing seems to be working well. Time will only tell if the New Yorker can secure the job as President of the United