Ben Hashimoto: Trump gets ratings, but he doesn’t get the Constitution
Donald Trump has a great charisma, energy and enthusiasm and is attracting huge crowds wherever he speaks. Polls show he is the No. 1 Republican nominee in several states. Trump states that he will bring manufacturing back to our country from Mexico and China and solve the trade imbalance by imposing tariffs. Mexico is our third most important trading partner, and China is our top trading partner. Placing tariffs will cause an international trade war and a worldwide economic depression; that’s what happened when President Herbert Hoover tried it.
Economists agree free trade is best for global prosperity. The worst reason Trump will be a terrible president is that he plans to ignore the U.S. Constitution and deport some 11 million illegal immigrants, including millions of American citizens!
We need a president who is more that a showman with effective solutions to our many problems.
Ben Hashimoto, Merced
This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Ben Hashimoto: Trump gets ratings, but he doesn’t get the Constitution."