Is Trump good for the US

Hi there. I'll be debating against the idea that Trump has been 'Good' for America. I'm not quite sure if my opponent is going to debate me for a full five rounds, but debate I will anyway. Trump has been a disastrous president, and in my opinion, a candidate for one of the worst of all time. His rise to power has been literally and figuratively funded by concentrated American ignorance and stupidity. Instead of examining the problems with America's economic or governmental system, people like Trump will try to make a very complex situation seem nice and simple for his ignorant supporters. There's no inherent problem with capitalism, it's just the illegal immigrants. We have to build a wall to keep them out! We don't have to talk about the social problems going on in America, it's the fault of the Muslims! Global warming doesn't exist, because it's cold today. These are paraphrases of what Trump has campaigned on. He doesn't have a care for what's true, he just wants to find a group his supporters can blame everything on. This strategy has been used throughout history. No careful eye for facts is required when the truth is irrelevant. This has unfortunately become the case in America. And, unfortunately, my opponent appears to have fallen prey to this display of ignorance, and is now glorifying it, himself. (do correct me if you are not a he) So, to further discredit my opponent, I will rebuff the very small argument he has made, and display just how ignorant people can be of what is really happening. "One such example is the GDP growth. It has sky-rocketed in the United States since Trump has been elected." So, unfortunately, (to put it politely) this is a load of crap. The sorts of places that say things like this, like to cut off any sense of logic for why the GDP may have improved. The only thing Trump has passed in his term that might affect the economy, is his recent tax reform. And, spoiler alert, this tax reform is essentially a reverse-Robinhood. The top 1 percent will get richer and everyone else will suffer for it. I would love to go into greater depth, but I have a strong suspicion my opponent will forfeit the next round, so I won't bother unless he continues the debate. But anyways, the GDP growth has been going up long before the tax reform, so what might have influenced this? Well, certainly nothing Trump has done. Look, pro, just because the economy is improving doesn't mean the president has had something to do with it. A lot of non-policy factors go into the quality of an economy. If you're so sure that Trump has been the cause of this GDP growth, then please provide some evidence that Trump has done so. As far as I can see, Trump has done practically nothing that would help the economy. A Washington Post article explains this very effectively and goes as far as to compare to Obama, so please give it a read: https://www.washingtonpost.com... To summarize a few of the article's points, the economic quality began to trend upward near the end of Obama's presidency. It has continued to increase at a similar rate, but Trump is taking credit for it. Even if you disregard this, however, Trump hasn't really changed any significant economic policy since he was elected, so how is the GDP growth his doing? Trump has barged into office without any political understanding and is brainwashing his supports to believe that anything positive that happens in America is his doing. The conclusion here, is that Trump has had absolutely nothing to do with the economic improvement. He is just in the right place at the right time. "The country has seen steady growth in many areas while Trump has been in office with no to little coverage on the media." Little to no coverage? Hm. Okay. Fact check time. https://www.cnbc.com... http://money.cnn.com... https://www.cnbc.com... https://www.washingtonpost.com... http://fortune.com... http://thehill.com... https://www.theepochtimes.com... https://www.postandcourier.com... Alright, you get the point. A quick Google search disproves everything my opponent just said. Those links are just a few examples of all of the media outlets that have reported on the economy improvement. But, hey, Trump says they're not, so I guess he must be right. Funny, that. Next rebuttal. "My stance is that Trump has done a lot of good while in office, even though the media portrays him as a villainous character that doesn't care about anyone else but himself." Alright. Since my opponent has provided such a minuscule amount of information, let's have some fun here. Because, who would dare compare Trump to a villain? It's not like he's bragged about groping women or threatened to put his political rival in jail or is denying a universally accepted scientific fact (global warming) and is apparently quite fine with the world burning. It's not like he ever so gingerly ate a beautiful piece of chocolate cake while discussing the bombing of the Middle East. It's not like he wants to ban a religion of people from the United States or supports racial profiling. It's not like he called said political rival 'Crooked' despite taking advantage of workers for decades, by making them work, not paying them, getting taken to court, out-lawyering them and then forcing them to accept a lower pay. And of course, it's not like there's a certain dictator in a certain Eurasian country that may be controlling everything Trump is doing, and in turn, is manipulating the US for his own country's benefit. It's not like Trump is an evil businessman coming to power b-movie character come to life. Who would ever compare Trump to a villain? Sad. So, for all of these reasons, Trump has been a terrible president and terrible for America. His entire presidency has been a disaster, and I'm counting down the days until its conclusion.