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Polarizing Statements and a Lack of Progress Made by President Trump

Trump has made shocking statements about recent attacks in Charlottesville and Barcelona and raised worry for progress within America.

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Polarizing Statements and a Lack of Progress Made by President Trump
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President Donald Trump, has shocked many with his tweets in the past, but now, people are angry and upset with the president’s statement made during a press conference after the Charlottesville attack. During this conference Trump spoke about the attack saying there were “very fine” people on both sides of the rally. Mother of Heather Heyer, the woman killed in Charlottesville, stated that she has no interest in speaking with President Trump because she feels that he portrayed her daughter and the white supremacists to be of one and the same. Now, many others alongside Heathers’ heartbroken mother, are feeling the effects of Trumps live statement. Not only has it created an uproar of angry citizens but according to CNN news, there may be a new trend of isolation for President Trump following his statements made.

Trumps administration could lose an essential principal of the president’s economic agenda right as it approaches a critical juncture. Following the next couple of weeks, the tedious wait for Congress to vote to raise the debt ceiling and clear the way for tax cuts all relies on the votes, which may change, as Trump continues to lose support from his own party which controls the house and senate. Measures taken after Trump’s controversial words have split the Republican Party and could face cliffhanger votes. National Economic Council Director, Gary Cohn, although not resigning, has spoke about his discontent with the president at the moment. Trumps statements have left many of his followers mortified and according to close friends of Cohn, phone calls have been coming in from friends bombarding him, asking him to leave his position. Without Cohn, Trump will have lost a “very solid stabilizing force in the West Wing”, said Camden Fine, chief executive of the Independent Community Bankers of America.

Now time and time again, Trump has managed to hold a core group of voters, who stick with him through some of his most controversial times of inflicted public outrage. Trumps massive online twitter following, (approximately 20 million) has been crucial in his rise to power and keeping everyone updated with his political views. It’s no secret that Trumps following can be described as loyal and supportive, but what has Trump actually successfully done since becoming the PEOTUS? Well, the one thing that may save Trump's current reputation is the high job numbers that continue to surface for the economy. Staying true to his election campaign to create more jobs for American workers, since Trump has become president it has been proven that the unemployment rate is lower than ever before.

Although, following the recent traumatic attacks on Barcelona, Trump chose to respond by digging up a debunked story of Gen. John J. Pershing killing Muslim rebels by shooting them with bullets dipped in pig’s blood. Trump was aiming to say that Pershing ended terrorism in the Philippines for thirty-five years but as historians have proven, the violence that continued on for decades after the rebellion is proof enough that Trumps story wasn’t legitimate. Many are confused as to why he has chosen to tweet about such an irrelevant fluff story after such a horrific day for the people of Barcelona. People wanted a clear and morally stable statement from their president, but what they received instead was an offensive and discourteous remark. Trumps latest press and twitter statements have come across very controversial and have rubbed many people the wrong way. The type of shock felt by Americans, of course, differs depending on what side of the political line one would find themselves on. Many have questions of Trump's productivity as president so far and deemed these past seven months in office as…. largely unproductive. Save the raise in jobs, what has our president actually accomplished and will there be anything productive resulting from his presidency in the near future? Senator Bob Corker, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke to reporters at a town hall and stated that “the president has not been able to demonstrate the stability” to be labeled successful. Despite these shocking declarations, people can only hope that he desires to start doing what is necessary for the countries social stability and shows more of an understanding towards the disposition of our nation going forward.

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