It's 2016, and you know what that means—a presidential election! This election cycle in particular has had a media spectacle surrounding one of its most divisive characters: Donald Trump. I'm here today to do one thing. I'm here to contribute to that spectacle with yet another partisan article! I believe that pugs, with their very emotive, brachycephalic faces, exhibit expressions that could be indicative of their feelings about a Trump Presidency.
1. Rosie
Rosie has a few concerns about seeing everybody's favorite businessman-turned-politician becoming president. Her most recent concerns are centered on the attacks that Trump directed at The Zodiac Killer's Ted Cruz's wife. Rosie wonders how Trump can claim his "respect for women" while launching misogynistic attacks at Heidi Cruz and Megyn Kelly, among others. Rosie made this face when asked if she thought that Trump's views on women would get better should he win the presidency
2. Baxter
Baxter is concerned about Trump's statements concerning Muslims, in particular the statements about registering Muslims and that Muslims are choosing to ignore terror threats. Baxter really wants to know why Trump is saying these things even though the Minnesota GOP has condemned his statements. Baxter gave me this worried look when asked how American Muslim lives could change if America is "made great again."
3. Pop
The thing that worries Pop is the violence at the Trump rallies. Vines and videos of people being sucker punched don't really appeal to Pop as a peace-loving pug, and they really make him wonder if this violence is representative of all Trump supporters. In addition, Pop wonders if the beliefs that fuel these displays of violence could affect life in the U.S. should Trump win the election.
4. Danda
Danda was terrified when I asked her of her opinion should Trump's immigration reform be put into effect. Outside of the blatant racism and xenophobia that Trump displayed when he singled immigrants out as rapists and murderers, Danda has ethical concerns that plague her, such as the issue of uprooting families, as well as the cost of putting Trump's immigration reform plan into effect.
5. Camembert
One thing haunts Camembert's thoughts; thoughts that pervaded her birthday celebration. She is terrified of a presidency where the president blatantly and unabashedly uses tanner in such a tacky and splotchy way. Truly terrifying.
Well, I think I got a good range of answers from a variety of pugs. Bear in mind that these pugs are not representative of all pugs' political beliefs, and there likely are pugs out there that will, like humans, differ in their beliefs.
