Donald Trump Myths

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Donald Trump: The Man, The Myth, The Legend Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2016 presidential election promotes many goals suggested in the Preamble of the United States Constitution. He promotes nearly every goal stated in the Preamble, two of which are providing for the common defense and promoting the general welfare. Trump plans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare by building a wall separating the United States from Mexico, keeping out crime and drugs and imposing a one time tax of 14.25% for individuals with over ten million dollars (OnTheIssues.com). Donald Trump’s wall will keep out Mexican criminals from the United States’ Southern states, and his 14.25% tax will raise 5.7 trillion dollars…show more content…
If Trump becomes president, the wall will protect us from any conflicts from Mexicans crossing the border. Promoting the general welfare means that Trump will make American life happier. After Trumps, one time tax of 14.25% all taxes will be lowered making Americans happy (OnTheIssues.com). These ideas will help get our country out of debt, and make America a safer place. Both of Trumps ideas are very controversial among the United States citizens. Some think it is brilliant, some think it is outrageous, but other than the small amount of the population these choices affect, they will definitely positively affect the majority of the United States population. Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican Party, promotes two goals stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution: Provide…show more content…
He believes that America should build a great wall, spanning across the southern border, making it much harder for illegal immigrants from Mexico to come across the border into America’s southern states. Many people are against Trump's idea of building a wall, saying it would be a waste of time and effort, but the wall would significantly increase the amount of protection for the border and would be much harder to penetrate through into America. According to Trump the Mexicans that come across the border are bringing crime and drugs such as marijuana and cocaine into our country making it a more dangerous place to live. “To have a country, you have to have a strong border, you have to have a really strong border, and this has to stop. I will build the wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it, and they will be happy to pay for it because Mexico is making so much money from the United States.” (CNN.com) Donald Trump believes that we will be able to get Mexico to pay for the great wall, making it virtually cost free for the United States. Through building this wall, Trump will make America a safer place for everyone. Donald Trump will definitely provide for the common defense in many ways, including building a wall to protect us from illegal immigrants if he becomes the president of the United States. As well as providing for the common defense, Donald Trump will

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