(10-06-2020, 04:22 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(10-06-2020, 03:46 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: I don't know Donald Trump personally, so I can only go by what I see and know.

Would I want my kids to be like him?  Not really.  I raised them to be their own person and they are.  Each of the three are distinctly different from one another and I'm proud of each one of them.

Do I think that Donald Trump is a bad person?  No, absolutely not.  I think that he means well and does his best for our country.  I think that he really cares about the American people and does his best for all of us.

Do I like the way that he presents himself?  Not always.  Many times he's like the "bull in a china shop".  He is what he is.  Sometimes I do wish that he would keep his mouth shut.

Now with politics considered.

Was he my first choice back in 2016?  Not at all.  I was more of a Rubio or Cruz person with honorable mentions to Carly Fiorina, Herman Cain and Ben Carson (in no particular order).  Trump didn't get my vote in the primary and in the general election he got my vote because he "wasn't Hillary".  I had no faith or trust in him.

However, I have seen what he has done over the last 3+ years and I like what I have seen.  The economy was doing well prior to the China virus, troops were coming home, he kept us out of wars and stood up to China.  He did this while under constant attack from the left from the very beginning.  Through the whole RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA!!! crap and the non-existent collusion accusations, a sham impeachment, etc. he always did what was right for ALL Americans.  The allegation of him being racist or homophobic just are not true and I've seen no evidence to the contrary.

So to answer your question, yes I think that Donald Trump is a good person and he has my vote for 4 more years.

I am glad to hear you let you're kids grow up to be their own people. I think you misinterpret certain actions of his as being "caring" when in my opinion, he does things just to prop up his own ego, but as long as you don't condone all of his actions like many others do, that is a good thing. 

As for the politics part, you didn't even have to include that. I realize that the majority of people in the United States tend to swing conservative. I'm fine with that. I swing very conservative on certain issues as well. Just not everything. I can see why people would vote for him based solely on that. My issues with him in this thread are based only on him as a human being.

I don't vote for any politician based on how I feel about them personally, I vote based on their policies and voting record. I don't need to like any of them, I just need them to do their job. As a person I am not fond of Trump, but for what he's managed to get done for the country while constantly under a barrage of hate and discontent is pretty impressive.

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