President Trump is a good President.

Quick thanks to my opponent for presenting this topic to debate over. I look forward to the progression of this debate. When examining whether Trump is a good president, we must first determine what constitutes a good president. It is the job of the president to strengthen America's culture and image at home, and around the world, rather than developing domestic policy, which is the job of Congress. As such, these factors should be the criteria for determining whether a person is a good president. However, judging from his actions, he has clearly done more harm than good in the US, and cannot be categorized as a good president. The following paragraphs will outline by arguments, then refute my opponents. 1). Foreign Relations For the longest time the United States as been seen as the global leader and a champion of democracy. It was a beacon of hope for countries to turn to in times of need. Yet under President Trump, our status as a global superpower has been severely damaged, due to his conduct and actions. The opinion of the United States has been severely tarnished under Trump. Approval of the US has decreased by over 17% from 2016 to 2017, with sharp declines in approval in most of Europe, South America, Australia. Declines in US popularity has especially taken place in Canada, Norway, Portugal, and Belgium, with over a 40% decrease in approval [1]. This massive decline in popularity hurts the US's credibility and status as a superpower, undermining US relationships with its allies. This will ultimately hurt the US in the long run when trying to execute its agenda. 2). Leadership It is the president's duty to help unite the people of America. Yet under the Donald, America has become more divided than ever, creating instability and hindering our ability to progress as a society. As of December 16, 2017, Donald Trump has an approval rating of 36.4% and a disapproval rating of 56.5%, historic precedents unheard of prior to his presidency. For context, Obama's was around 50% at the same time and George W Bush's was at around 80% [2]. His bombastic twitter habits has driven many Americans away, and his rhetoric continues to drive people against one another. He has made comments of twitter that openly discriminate against minority groups, against women, and more, alienating certain groups of the population. Most Americans also feel that racial tensions have increased under Trump and that America is divided [3]. As a result of his actions, Trump has divided the people of the United States, creating tension and instability in our country, rather than uniting, which is what a good leader and president ought to do. Refutations North Korea: My opponent argues that Trump is causing Kim Jung-Un to make concessions. However, this strategy of promising disarmament has long been a strategy employed by North Korea to reduce sanctions the international community places on it, and is ultimately a false promise [4]. Due to North Korea's history of promising to denuclearize, then falling back on its promise (IE 2003 - 2009), it seems unlikely that any significant progress will be achieved. Thus, president Trump has not done anything beneficial in this area. ISIS: My opponent claims that Trump's actions are leading to the demise of ISIS. Yet again, the credit shouldn't go to Trump, but rather to Obama. According to the Washington Post, "Trump is using President Barack Obama"s playbook." when it comes to fighting ISIS [5]. All he is doing is continuing Obama's policies. So crediting the demise of ISIS to Trump when all he is doing is continuing previous policies doesn't show him being a good president and ignores Obama's impact on this issue. 3). Here also my opponent claims that illegal immigration is slowing down. However, under Obama, the number of illegal immigrants caught was decreasing over time, yet with Trump its increasing. In fact, it has more than tripled when comparing March 2017 under Obama, to March 2018 under Trump, from around 16000 to over 50000 [6]. On the topic of the border wall, Trump promised to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. Yet currently, Mexico isn't paying for it, breaking one of his campaign promises. In order for Trump to have been successful on the topic of border security, he needs to fulfill his campaign promise, which he obviously is failing to do. 4). Finally, the economy. Contrary to what my opponent claims, Trump isn't responsible for the economic growth in the US, with sources like TheAtlantic pointing to other causes like worldwide economic trends [7]. Furthermore, Trump is actually hurting American workers by rolling back "protections to ensure that American workers can be safe on the job, receive fair pay and benefits, save for retirement, access high-quality training programs, have a voice in their workplace, and not be discriminated against at work." [8]. The policies that Trump implemented that hurts American workers will ultimately hurt our economy. Finally, Trump's trade tariffs will "raise prices", "threaten jobs", and "could be particularly harmful to our delicate trade relationships." which will ultimately "low the entire world economy, in which case we"d all lose" [9]. So really, the economic boom isn't caused by Trump, and his policies are actually harmful to our economy. To quickly summarize, his failures with foreign policy and leadership at home are two key signs that show that Trump is an inapt leader. Additionally, I have refuted my opponents arguments, proving that Trump really hasn't done very much good for our country. I look forward to seeing your arguments :) Sources: [1] - https://bit.ly... [2] - https://53eig.ht... [3] - https://cbsn.ws... [4] - https://cnb.cx... [5] - https://wapo.st... [6] - https://at.wftv.com... [7] - https://theatln.tc... [8] - https://bit.ly... [9] - https://fxn.ws...