Thereisnodoubtthatthe UnitedStates hasenteredabrandnewagebecauseDonaldTrumpthecountry’s45th presidentisverydifferentfromanypresidentbeforehim.
UnlikeHillaryClintonhisopponentandmostformer US presidentswhoenteredtheelectionafteryearsofbeingpoliticiansTrump70wasa NewYork realestatebusinessman.
Andhewasnotapresidentialcandidatewhoworkedhardtokeepaperfectpublicimageofamanwhowasalwayscaringfairandwise.
InsteadTrumpisfamousforbeingbad-temperedarrogant(傲慢的)andhatefultowardthosewhodisagreewithhim.HealsohatesimmigrantsbothfromLatinAmericaandtheMiddleEastformanyproblemsinthe US.Thishascausedadangerousdivisioninthecountry—acountrymadeupofmanyvariousraces.
ButtohissupportersthefactthatTrumpisnotatypicalpoliticianisactuallyoneofhisadvantages.Hishabitofneverhidinghisopinionsisalsoconsideredbymanytobeasignthatheisnot ahypocrite likemanypoliticiansare.
“Wehaveseenourcountrytakeadownturnintheeyesoftheworld.Weneedtogoinadifferentdirection”BinyominWeisswasser39amanfrom ChicagotoldtheChicagoTribune.“Trump’snotapolitician...Ilikethatheisnotalwayspoliticallycorrectandspeakshismind.Itgivesmethefeelingthatwhatyouseeiswhatyouget.Youmaynotlikeitbutyouknowwhatitis.”
ButinterestinglymanywhoelectedTrumpactuallyfollowedthe“lesseroftwoevils”principle—onethatpeopleusewhenfacedwithpickingfromtwounpleasantoptions—simplybecausetheydidn’tthinkClintonwasabetterchoice.
“He’sthecandidateIdisagreelesswith”JackStucky20astudentat Norwestern UniversitytoldtheChicagoTribune.“Idon’tthinkI’dsayDonaldTrumpisgoingtobethebestpresidenteverbutIdidthinkhe’dbebetterthanHillaryClinton.”
It’struethatthe US isenteringanewage.It’sjustnotclearyetwhatkindofageit’sgoingtobe.
5.What’sthedifferencebetweenTrumpandanypresidentbeforehim?
A. Heknewlittleaboutpoliticsbeforethepresidentialelection.
B. Hedidn’ttrytokeepaperfectpublicimage.
C. Hegainedpopularitybyhisbadreputation.
D. Heisnotalwayspoliticallycorrect
