Donald Trump Will Be a Good President

I will now move on to rebutting the arguments of my opponent. -------------------------------- "For example, Donald Trump has said that he wants to punish Mexico and China for taking advantage of our economy by imposing mass tariffs upon them. " All of my opponent's attacks on his plan to build a wall are valid. But, these claims prove to have no impact, because I have proved in my case that Trump is an establishment Republican. His aides have admitted to the reality of him playing a character for the Republican base. Who else made promises like Trump in 2008? Barack Obama made plenty of promises to the American people. He promised to reform our corrupt system, make America progressive on social issues, make sure that oil companies are regulated, and to stop America from joining pointless wars. Has he fulfilled a lot of his promises. I would say he has done between 40 and 50% of the work. But, my point is that candidates that appear authentic, and are winning in the polls are usually not. Obama was funded by Wall Street, and he passed legislation that made it easier for Wall Street to thrive. Trump is now shaking hands with the Republican establishment which proves he is willing to compromise, and implement their issues. He cannot win his campaign without the Republican establishment. He needs them first of all if he wants to get elected, and if he wants to get re-elected. I doubt he will round up all the undocumented immigrants, and kick them out. Such a proposal would cut 2% of our GDP. I am sure Trump and his establishment allies know this to be true, and will stop conveying these points to the general public. This argument that I have made applies to all of Trump's "policies" that he has conveyed to the base. If anything, this proves how clever Trump is at convincing the GOP base that he is authentic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, I will defend the attacks my opponent has made. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "he can try to push his agenda. " He has to work with the senate. I believe that he is socially liberal, and fiscally conservative. But, I believe that his agenda would be to listen to his advisors like Ronald Reagan. ------------------------------------------------------- 2. . "Donald Trump can adapt, he can manipulate, he can process information and his surroundings. He is a businessman that has made millions and millions of dollars, based on licensing his brand and "making good deals. "" My opponent concedes to the fact that Donald Trump is intelligent. If one concedes to the fact that he is intelligent, than one would know that he is cleverly manipulating the media, the base, and now Sander's supporters which will all pave the way for his ticket to the white house. I do not believe that it was luck at all that Trump is running against the most disliked candidate in the history of American elections. Trump knew that this was the right election to win the nomination. ---------------------------------------------------------- 3. "However, I will point out a flaw in your argument. You say, "Trump is an establishment Republican. He likely holds the same views as establishment Republicans. " But originally you were debating that he was liberal. " Correction: I was simply pointing out that Donald Trump is becoming progressive in order to win the votes of supporters that are fed up with Hilary. This strategy is working, because he has a certain appeal to Bernie Sander's supporters. I would agree with Trump being socially liberal, and fiscally conservative. Analytically speaking, Trump's lifestyle is very liberal. This just proves to me how establishment Trump truly is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Now, what is Sander's platform: Increasing the minimum wage, non-interventionism foreign policy, expanding Medicare and Social Security, oppose outsourcing, and protecting minorities of all kinds (6). Wow, exactly what you said that Trump has flirted with recently! I don't think this breaks my own rule of not comparing Trump to another candidate, by which I meant to say I wouldn't support another candidate in this debate, e. g. "Trump sucks because McAfee is better! " That doesn't point out the flaws of Trump. " I was not comparing Trump to Sanders. I was saying this in response to your attacks on how Trump was embracing such far-right perspectives, and ignoring the consequences. Why is he than changing his views? He cares more about winning the presidency than the far right stances. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You say Trump has remained liberal for a long time. However, he was a member of the Reform Party in the late 1990's and early 2000's (7), which is a right-leaning moderate party' I am simply pointing out the transparent lifestyle he has. He can say he is a conservative, but has lived a pretty liberal life. He first of all supported gay rights. He agreed with abortion. He thinks planned parenthood is "fantastic for women". He has had many wives which completely dismisses the idea that he is a man of family values. I am just stating the fact that he is not as conservative as people make him out to be. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't think manipulating the population is a quality I want my President to have. Manipulating, as defined by Google, is "control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously. " I don't want my President, the ruler of the United States of America, to unfairly convince America to do certain things. " My opponent needs to be realistic about choosing presidents. A president will usually not be the ideal candidate that you want. Usually, the ideal candidate will be outperformed and crushed very early on, because of either donor problems or the ability to pass legislation in a house full of people influenced by corporations. I will give my opponent a list of all the previous presidents we have had, and explain how I have reached the conclusion that a president must be able to further American interests, and convey points to the American people(manipulation). -Barack Obama -George W. Bush -Bill Clinton -George H. Bush -Ronald Reagan -Jimmy Carter -Gerald Ford -Richard Nixon -John F. Kennedy -Dwight D. Eisenhower -Harry Truman All of these presidents have governed throughout the modern era. Our government has gone through many changes that have been watched under them. The Cold War was an enzyme for a bigger government. We began to develop policies that were meant to deter the spread of communism. Our government became more interested in spreading democracy which ultimately lead to American power. America developed the strongest military in the world throughout this era, and started developing nuclear weapons in an effort to remain secure from the Soviet Union. It is only inevitable that our presidents to change with the circumstances the system entails. This is reality. One cannot deny that we have a system that includes lobbyists, donors, and corrupt corporations that all want to influence the system. It is idealistic and nearly impossible for my opponent to think that an angel can arise out of this system. Just look at how bad Bernie Sanders was treated during this election. All of the men I have listed have the qualities of: -Furthering American Interests -Conveying perspectives to the America people that will not come true. -Working with the senate My opponent cannot deny that almost all of the men that I have listed have held secrets from us. My opponent cannot deny that almost all of the men that I have listed have been able to further American interests. My opponent cannot deny that all of the men that I have listed have been able to work with the senate. These are the three qualities presidents must have. Now, Can Donald Trump be a good president? Yes, he is very capable of becoming a good president. My opponent concedes to Trump being a brilliant businessman. My opponent concedes to Trump's ability to manipulate the media into only covering him every day. He has proven himself if anything capable of A. Furthering American Interests B. Working with the Senate C. Being able to convey points to the American people Trump has already worked out deals with the Republican establishment that will unify the party. Recently, Paul Ryan publicly claimed that he endorses Trump's efforts to unify the party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I offer these questions to my opponent. Do you believe that your definition of a good candidate can arise out of our corrupt system? Do you believe that Trump would prove to be an establishment Republican given the abundant amount of evidence? If you disagree, than give solid evidence to counter my claims? Do you agree that all of the presidents that I have listed have: A. Furthered American Interests B. Worked with the Senate C. Manipulated American people into supporting them -------------------------------------------------------- I look forward to my opponent's response.