What do you do when it's harder than you thought?

   As President Trump's first one-hundred days in office comes to an end, the President sat down to reflect on his thoughts about being 45th President of the United States. His response was perplexing, given his behavior during the election. Did Mr. Trump just want to win the election, without thinking about what would happen when he actually won? 

   President Trump makes it quite clear that he was not prepared for all that being the President entails. In a recent interview, Mr. Trump stated that "...this is more work than my previous life. I thought it would be easier". He goes on to talk about how he misses his life before the presidency and how he is shocked at the complexity of different issues, healthcare for example.  

   The President is someone who should be an inspiring example to American citizens, who carefully decides how laws should be enforced, a person who connects our nation to other nations and makes careful decisions regarding our military while also being an economic and legislative leader. Now, the people of the United States are being lead by a man who seems like he wishes this never happened and is unaware of the great responsibility it takes to be a President.

   If we take a look on what these first one-hundred days of leadership under President Trump encompass, we can clearly see that all of his talk in the election has lead to very little action. For starters, Mr. Trump has made little progress when it comes to major legislation, almost everything he has started has come to a halt for one reason or another (take the healthcare bill and the wall for example). The President has also only made about 50 nominations for the executive branch positions, and there is 553 positions to fill. This means about 90 percent of these jobs have been left with zero nominations. There is also the fact he does not have a clear foreign policy and has been under several scandal investigations since the inauguration. 

   It is very clear that Mr. Trump has found himself in a position where he is uncomfortable and inexperienced. Will he make it through his full term, or will he throw in the towel to go back to his old life? I guess only time will tell, but the future of our nation needs to be in responsible and knowledgeable hands. 

   

   

Commentary Based on "The Wall To Be, Or Not To Be, - That Is The Question"

   In A Nation of Red, White, and Blue's latest blog post, "The Wall To Be, Or Not To Be, -That Is The Question," my fellow classmate comments on President Trump and his idea to build a wall to keep out immigrants. My classmate states how it is a rather foolish idea, and I must say that I agree. 

   I am a firm believer that we are only divided by the walls (figuratively and literally) we choose to put up. We are a world full of human beings who happen to be born in different cities, states, and countries. Should we not try and help our neighbors and treat them with dignity and respect? This seems like a very disrespectful move to me. If the President follows through with building this wall, it shows that we do not wish to be a gracious neighbor to our bordering countries. This can only cause rifts in our relationship with people outside of the United States. 

   Now, to look at it from a logical standpoint, the wall along with the enforcement of immigration laws might be practical for those who choose to come in right where the wall is supposed to be located. However, this does not stop those who come in via air, underground and through different countries that have less patrol officers. While there is not documented percentages of how these immigrants are getting into the United States, there is in fact more ways to get here than the border of Mexico. 

   Illegal immigrants are a problem in a sense. It is incredibly hard to come to the United States legally. In order to live and work in the United States, one must acquire a Green Card. In order to get a Green Card, there is a long process of paperwork to be done, and it is up to the USCIS to issue one of these cards to you. While there does need to be some form of process to become a citizen, I do not believe it needs to be so hard that it results in individuals not applying and risking coming through illegally. 

   To conclude, I will say that what my classmate stated about the wall is agreeable. It is not going to stop people from entering and it is a waste of time and money. We should be seeing what we can do to help people, not shut them out. Many people who come to the United States are willing to take any job they can get, and often times, they take the jobs that citizens think are above them. I can only hope that our government sees these "immigrants" as people, individuals just like us. They are not aliens that will bring America to its doom, they are real, beautifully created, wonderful human beings...just give them an opportunity.