Project 2 Script
Introduction
My name is Midella Ramirez Cruz. Today, we are going to analyze an article written by The Editorial Board called, “Trump’s debt is a national security risk” that was found in The New York Times. In this article, “A president who owes hundreds of millions of dollars to creditors is not just at risk of petty political corruption. He is a treated to American’s safety”. I’m going to tell about The Editorial Board main point and purpose is.
Body
According to the article, “Trump refused to release his tax returns for spurious reasoning, prompting many Americans to wonder what it was that he was hiding”. Trump isn’t the right person to do business with. He is unwilling to pay his fair share with the federal government. I was asking myself? Isn’t he supposed to be reported for suffocating in debt? He didn’t pay any of the federal income tax at all, in 2016 and 2017, in spite of claiming to be a billionaire. The Editorial Board say that Trump paid just about the same amount of money in federal income tax as somebody making $20,000.
The Editorial Board think that Trump should not win the reelection. “Should he win re-election, his lenders could be placed in the unprecedented position of weighing whether to foreclose on a sitting president,” the Times wrote. Trump’s conflict about this is its interest are only growing more severe and the level of debts compromises his ability to serve the public than himself.
Trump or any other president that owes some person or company money especially a large amount of money which Trump does. It has given his lenders leverage over him since their ability to forgive that debt. In my head I’m asking, how does a president like Trump owe many people money not only people but companies and a large amount of money, can you think it's not that serious? “The president is in a position to affect not just general policy but actually have a huge impact on the welfare of particular companies,” Clark said.
Any foreign policy that outcomes may be financially beneficial to the president can ultimately sway him to make decisions that are not in America's best interest. Trump is planning on opening a second golf course and it could tailor the deal to include incentives for companies but a situation like that the president, desperate to pay off the massive debts, it could be compelled to put himself and not the America first.
The enormity of Trump’s conflict of interest and the implications could have if Trump wins the second term but it should weigh heavily on voters minds as they consider who is best in fit to lead the nation over the next couple of year. What I think is he shouldn’t get elected again because if he already owes people and companies money, who knows how many more he will have to pay.
Closing
After reading the article, I was shocked with the things that Trump did. He OWED people but not only people, he also owed companies money. No I did not like the fact that he was doing that to people and companies because everyone do need their money. Being the president you should know wrongs to right lead everyone with positive information and shouldn’t be hiding nothing from all Americans. This article was really interesting, it opened my eyes more. The last thing The Editorial Board said, “The well-being of the nation, its citizens, and democracy rests in their hands, not the president’s lenders — that is, at least for now.” I agree with The Editorial Board, they do have a point.
Works Cited
The Editorial Board called “Trump’s debt is a national security risk” that was found in The New York Times. Updated September 29, 2020, 10:12 a.m https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/29/opinion/trumps-debt-is-national-security-risk/