Donald Trump: The Next US President?
In a time where we saw Brexit, the far-right rising in Austria and the EU in disrepute, the US is next in line for a major political turnaround. Donald Trump named the most provocative candidate in US politics ever to stand, is in line to become the next most potent political entity.
Now, while the election is still a few months away, this intermission, if you like, is where the real trail starts. Donald Trump’s ‘celebrity status’ has arguably allowed him to pursue a demographic that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton could only dream of connecting with. Her intense political mind and career make her favorite among politically literate persons and groups… if there is such a thing. However, in a world and era where Brexit befell, it seems now that the unexpectable is now to be…expected, especially in politics where the unexpected is such a reoccurring theme that arrives every now and again. It’s how eras fall and rise. I’m sure Stalin and Mao never saw the day where democracy and capitalism became such prominent parts of the world’s society as it is today, with elements even seeping into Russia and China respectively. But, before we delve deep into that area, let us get back to the US!
Since the uncovering of his rivals email scandal, Trump’s notoriety has risen and with this, it’s almost as if the Democrats have pulled out all the stops at their convention. An ardent speech by incumbent Obama sparked an almost, patriotic pledge to the people of the US to go Clinton in November, while the Republican convention, which took place last week, came flat after it was overshadowed by Mr. Trump’s significant others speech plagiarism claim and Ted Cruz’s indication of endorsement. Melina Trump, who spoke in support of her husband, had elements of the First Lady’s Speech when she endorsed her’s. Some sentences word for word, some with as few as one-word switches and substitutes. As well as this, Ted Cruz spoke, indicating an endorsement which never came in the ‘VOTE TRUMP’ manner. Well, can we blame him? His party has nominated a far right candidate, not even they can control. He’s not the first high up Republican figure to speak out over Trump. Paul Ryan also questioned the GOP on its methods of entering the office, seemingly at ALL cost.
While at the moment, the campaign trial is just blossoming, the US political system has given us a year’s worth of these two candidates, and as such allows us to query…what will 3 and a half months bring us? More scandal? More dubious calls? A wall across Canada because they speak French over English culturally? It wouldn’t surprise me if the mastermind of business stood in front of a lecture embroiled in ‘VOTE TRUMP, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN’ and stated plans for a total and completely shut down on all non-Americans entering America. As such, Donald Trump has as much chance of success as Brexit at the point of which the campaign started. We all thought it wouldn’t happen, but how wrong we were. Could we be again?
So what am I trying to say here? Why could this mean that Trump seizes the presidency? Well, America is in denial. Denial? What does this mean? It is in denial over the importance of an established politician and an established leader. Due to years and long periods of history from long-established politicians, the American people find it hard to stomach voting in another who will predictably not conform to his or hers platform. Trump is the man who caters to those who have lost hope. Those who have lost faith in politicians and those who have no faith in politics whatsoever. If Trump never ran, his supporters would have most likely been those who wouldn’t have gone out to vote. These are people who will be voting for the first time in their lives because they truly believe that he can make a difference, whether that difference is good or bad, we do not know.
What we do know is that Trump will give Ms. Clinton a good run for the presidency but all in all, I think we will see the first Madame President in November of 2016. Trump will raise questions over American politics and over the White House tenure moving towards 2020. For instance, how will Clinton unite a divided America and respectively, how will Trump go about the same question, if he does indeed claim the White House in a few months time? It is all to play for, but Donald Trump could certainly be the next president of the United States of America, and that truly does frighten me.
