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Donald Trump: A National Embarrassment

The man who makes me feel embarrassed to be an American.

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Donald Trump: A National Embarrassment
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June 16, 2015 was the day that completely altered the future of our country; this was the day Donald Trump announced he was running for president of the United States of America. People thought it was funny or that it was a joke. People poked fun at the idea of having Trump as our national leader. People overlooked his racist and sexist comments because it would be "cool" to have a businessman run our country than have another politician take the job.

Fast forward to now. Election Day is less than one month away and we have a national disaster on our hands; this racist, sexist, egotistical, lying jerk somehow became victorious in the primaries and is now a major candidate for president. We cannot let him win.

Trump supporters, I do not understand how you can support this man. Go ahead, call me an idiot for supporting a third party candidate because he has no chance at actually winning the election. Go ahead, call me whatever for not bashing Clinton like I am Trump because she's a "liar" and she has yet to "release her emails." But, I am fed up with Trump and the support team behind him.

Your best reasons for supporting Trump are that "he's gonna 'make America great again'" and that "he's not 'crooked' Hillary"; so go ahead, base the future of our country on an empty promise and a hatred for Clinton. Hate fuels more hate so I can just see the direction in which our country would be going if he were to become our next president; our already divided country will become even more divided.

Donald Trump has said things that probably would have gotten people fired from their jobs or coerced into resigning. He has stereotyped Mexican immigrants as rapists and thieves. He has stereotyped Muslims and refugees as terrorists. He has stereotyped blacks as a subordinate class. He has stereotyped women as sex objects and an "inconvenience to business." Is this really the man who you want to represent America and our values?

Donald Trump said he was "smart" for not paying taxes, meaning that he has not given back any of his wealth to the country that raised him. Clinton's running mate, Senator Tim Kaine, had a lot to say about Trump in last week's vice presidential debate. He clarified that Trump's lack of tax paying means he has not paid for our military or our schools, and that's what you want to hear about the man who wants to run our country. Better yet, Trump had promised to release his tax returns if he ran for president, which we have yet to see, and he even had his running mate, Mike Pence, show him his tax returns to prove that he was qualified to be vice president. So let me get this straight, the vice presidential candidate had to release his tax returns to prove his qualification, but the presidential candidate did not need to? Trump, you are a hypocrite.

Oh, and obviously I have something to say about those recordings from 2005 that were released on Friday. You have probably heard all about already, but what he said was so vulgar and objectifying I cannot even repeat it in my own writing; however, if you would like to read about and hear what he said, go take a look at this. I do not care whether you are running for president or not, this is not something you say about women in any context. Although not as ridiculous as the statements themselves, his excuse was a joke as well. His response was "this was locker-room banter...Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course -- not even close."

"Locker room banter" so you call it, Donald Trump? Are you trying to imply that this is just the way men speak to each other and talk about women? Absolutely no man I know or have ever known would ever speak about women this way: not my father, not my grandfathers, not my uncles, not my cousins, not my friends. Why is that you may ask? Because these are real men.

And what are you, Donald Trump? You are a pathetic excuse for man. You have demeaned a Muslim family whose son died fighting for your country. You have mocked the importance of and the honor behind the Purple Heart. You have even said that you would date your own daughter. And this was your response to the rightful uproar that occurred after the release of your disgusting comments on Friday:

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I am not going to sugar-coat my opinion: Donald Trump, I hate you. You are not qualified to be our president and, frankly, you do not deserve such an honor. I would be ashamed to be a member of any organization of which you are the leader.

And to my fellow Americans, please do all that you can to ensure the safety and positive future for our country; please get out and vote on November 8.

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