Donald Trump Update!
We all know Donald Trump, the current president of the USA. Trump is famously known for this great post on social media, "Let's make America great again!". But during his time of being president, did he make the US better in any way?
Before being elected, Donald Trump promised that he would open up the coal mines forever to make US residents want to vote for him. After saying this, he was then elected because:
- The people who worked in the coal mines would be able to work there again and earn their money back.
- All of the people who lived in Pensilvania voted for him as that is the state that he grew up in.
- He promised to "Make America great again."
But a year after the election, he closed the coal mines again and said they would be closed for the rest of his time as president. I believe that in this election coming up, he will not be elected because the people who worked in the coal mines will no longer trust him. But who could blame them? However, they may also believe that if they elect him, he might change his mind, but then again Joe Biden might open up the mines too.
Donald Trump is also famous for his "Build a wall!" statement. The main idea was to build a wall so that Mexico couldn't walk across the river, get into the US and get themselves a free holiday. But some people think this is unfair. What do you think? Do you believe that Trump is right to build the wall? Or do you think that he is being unfair? Let me know in the comments down below!
What you have just read is the kind of president Donald Trump is! What do you think of him?
Thanks for reading!
valuable_vegetable 😊
BNC FACT CHECK: Donald Trump does not want to build a wall to stop people from getting free holidays. He is building the wall to try to stop people from crossing the border between Mexico and the US illegally. Want to know more? Look here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/46811167
Comments (63)
10 Sep 2020
Thanks for your post. There are a couple of points I would like you to think about again.
1. You say "all of the people who live in Pennsylvania voted for him". Is this factually accurate? What evidence do you have?
2. You say that Trump would like to build a wall to stop people crossing the border and having a free holiday in the US. Is this the real reason? Is it the holidays that are causing the problems?
How many people from Pensilvania voted for Donald Trump?
48.2% people voted for Donald Trump in Pensilvania.
What is the purpose of the border wall?
The Mexico–United States barrier (Spanish: barrera México–Estados Unidos), also known as the border wall, is a series of vertical barriers along the Mexico–United States border intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico.
Hi valuable_vegetable! Thank you for answering Olivia's questions. What things in your original post does your research show might not be quite right?
Hi Olivia good power point my class has seen this and we all enjoyed it
10 Sep 2020
I agree with you were most people won't vote for him because he didn't keep his promises
10 Sep 2020
Donald Trump has had some amazing ideas in his time but building the wall wasn't his best. I can fully see why he wanted to do it and if I lived in a America I would most definitely agree. The Mexicans entering the country would be annoying yet it gives the Americans a free holiday too. But it is a bit harsh. As far as I'm aware, Trump never actually asked the Mexicans to stay out. Mexico isn't the richest country but they do have a good wealthfare. Trump could of set up a payment system and made sure that every Mexican pays 30 dollars then week by week make the entry and exit payment more expensive till it gets to 100 dollars per person therefore it is a little bit cheaper than flying but the Mexicans feel more welcome to the country.
Thank you for listening to my opinion.
Hi poetic_passionfruit, the building of the wall is not about holidays and so we shouldn't focus our reasons on this when writing about it. Donald Trump is more concerned with controlling immigration into the US and sees the wall as a gesture that could do this, and make a show of his intentions.
I found my evidence at, Trump administration family separation policy - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) and oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2019-07-2011
10 Sep 2020
I disagree with you on the part about Pennsylvania the results show that 48.2% voted for Trump, 47.5% for Hillary, 2.4 for Johnson and 2% voted for other people and that's only for Pennsylvania, it was quite a close call.
Yes I agree Donald trump only won by electoral votes
10 Sep 2020
Thanks for the update about Donald Trump it will help in meany ways
10 Sep 2020
Good post! I think that Trump was right to build a wall because people do not want people coming into their land, and neither would I if I lived in America. But I also disagree with Donald Trump at the same time. A wall, even if you build a strong, well done, protective wall, it would still not be enough to keep invaders out. I think this because people would still find a way to get over the wall. For example, people could dig into the wall, or knock it down, or they could just climb over it. I don't think this is fair on the other people though, because they also have the right to live, just like everyone else does, and you can't just stop someone from having a nice holiday. In my opinion, I actually disagree with Trump, cause it would not be fair.
Thanks protective_dusk, but i do believe that the Mexicans won’t attempt to dig up or knock down the wall because Donald Trump is taking children away from their parents in Mexico and keeping them hostage at the border in a very low condition. He says that every time a Mexican attempts to get into America by getting through the wall, he will take more children. Mexicans will definitely not want their kids taken away from them, so they do not try to get past the wall.
Hi valuable_vegetable, can you give us some evidence for your claim about being kept "hostage"?
10 Sep 2020
I think that it's not fair that Donald trump built a wall becuse Mexico is not that rich and they probably just wanted a holiday so I don't think it's fair on Mexico for Donald trump to do that
10 Sep 2020
I also agree with you on the coal mine section. If you promise to do something, but you don't do it, people would not want to vote for you because you are telling tales, and who would want a president that tells tales, and doesn't do anything else?
10 Sep 2020
I don't think that Donald Trump has made "America great again" beacause when he has become president there has been a lot of issues with racism. When there was the issue with George floyde they had the police officer who killed him they took him to court but you haven't heard anymore about it and I think that Donald trump does'nt know how to deal with it and with the man who got shot in the back seven times Donald did a speech about it and nothing more was done and I think that he needs to know how to deal with that and stop the American police to black people because its mean and he needs to find a way to prevent them from doing that.
Can you think of any practical actions that Trump could take? What could he do following his speech?
10 Sep 2020
I don't think he will be elected because he did not make America great again he made it worse
How has he done so?
10 Sep 2020
He hasn't made America great again yet
I agree he has just made it worst. What is the point of the closing a app because they did not put up your post because it was a lie that was a great thing to do so no one should panic any more.
Do you have any evidence for this? I agree he has made some promises that haven't been dealt with yet but I would like to see some proof.
10 Sep 2020
I think that it is unfair that Trump built the wall because poor Mexicans who might not be able to a ford plane won't be able to visit any relatives who might live there
10 Sep 2020
Hmmmmm this is interesting how do you know if these facts are real from what you heard?
10 Sep 2020
How can you know they are actually in control maybe it is someone else trying to be part of the background?
10 Sep 2020
I don’t think Donald Trump is trustworthy and I agree with this post he has promised a lot of things and also shouldn’t we let others have a chance at making America greater because we know what kind of president he is but will he change
10 Sep 2020
I don't think that his wall statement is the right thing to do and also if Joe Biden is elected then it will be the first woman ever to help lead the country!! Yay!! :D
10 Sep 2020
Hi valuable_vegetable I think that Joe Biden should be the upcoming president because I feel that he would reopen the cole mines and also he already has some experience for example: he has been Vice President and also a lawyer. Then I think that he will go against Trump and make America generally a better place
Hi Involved_reindeer
I agree with you I think Joe Biden because not just he old and wise but he has made his promise but not like Donald Trump he broke his promise and he also mind a lie and tried to put it on Twitter and they did the write thing and not publish it so other people do not panic any more.
Thanks for reading
Stong_quince💜💜💟
Hi strong_quince - can you tell us what "lie" you are referring to?
Because when he said that he would let people keep there jobs but hen he close them again.
Hi Involved Reindeer - You said you feel that Joe Biden will reopen the coal mines. Do you have any information that supports this feeling? For instance have you considered Joe Biden's recent comments on the coal mines or his stance on climate change and the environment given that coal is a fossil fuel.
10 Sep 2020
Trump said before he got elected that he would do this and when he got elected he said I won't do it because it costs to much money
15 Sep 2020
I don't think that the wall should be built because what if people from Mexico have family in the USA and they don't really want to have a free holiday they just want to see family. Also what if people are poor and can't afford a flight to see their family or have a holiday.
Hi interesting_spring. The wall is not being built to stop people from crossing into America because they want a holiday or because the want to see family. Donald Trump believes it will help to stop illegal immigration.
15 Sep 2020
I get that a lot of people worked in the coal mines but it's kind of better they are not open they were bad for the environment and coal isn't the most reliable energy source.
15 Sep 2020
In the past electoral votes have changed the election. In 2016 Hillary Clinton won the normal votes. Donald Trump won the electoral votes so he won the election.
15 Sep 2020
Hi valuable_vegtabele just wanted to say that you made a very good idea and I didn't votes to Donald Trump because he won the electoral votes eventhough Donald Trump did "Build a wall " and thank you for reading my comment thanks valuable_vegetable :)
15 Sep 2020
But that's not fair because he's lying and he's cheating
Those are very strong claims, steady_fern! Could you back your words up with some examples of how "he's lying and he's cheating"?
15 Sep 2020
I think that Joe Biden would open the Coal mines because his birth place was pencilvania and the Coal mines were located there but , I also think that he also might just keep them closed because he doesn't think climate change is fake like Donald trump.
Thanks for reading
involved_reindeer
I agree with you there involved_reindeer
15 Sep 2020
He said that he would do something and then he didn't because it costs to much money
Do you have proof that it costs too much money? Trump has billions and billions of dollars, so can you prove that he can’t afford it?
I think it’s less he can’t afford it and more he doesn’t want to spend that much time and money.
18 Sep 2020
Because he doesn’t care
18 Sep 2020
I think that joe Biden gets chosen instead of trump because Biden sounds kind but trump he sounds awful and I think he lies about lots of things and hates children
Do you have any evidence to support your point?
18 Sep 2020
I also think that Donald trump should take the wall down
18 Sep 2020
He even sometimes takes the children away from there parents
Can you explain what you mean by this?
18 Sep 2020
So I hate trump but I would like to vote for Joe Biden
18 Sep 2020
I agree with you were most people won't vote for him because he didn't keep his promises
18 Sep 2020
I don’t think he should build a wall as it would just be disruptive.
18 Sep 2020
I don't think he will be elected because most people on earth don't like him and he has made America worse with his decision and how he approaches issues and how he is always picking favorites.
30 Sep 2020
I think u are right about trump because we have been looking at election videos and Joe seems more nicer but Joe Biden says trumps a liar in the election but he has no proof to call Donald this.
30 Sep 2020
Also hi Olivia it’s great to of joined the burnet news club I already love it and we’ve only done it 2
19 Oct 2020
But it's not fair when some people vote on the popular country's but lots of people in less popular country's vote it doesn't count
I think you mean state :)
20 Oct 2020
Yes thanks for correcting
20 Oct 2020
Me
20 Oct 2020
England has the right to vote instead of only Americans
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