Editorial
A decisive Trump comeback —did anyone think this was even possible after his shenanigans, not to mention felony conviction? Apparently millions did. Don’t forget, he wrote a book called The Art of the Comeback, so he obviously practised what he preached.
A lot of people love this guy. He shoots from the hip like the old west; no wonder he took the state of Texas by storm due to its strong stance on the right to bear arms. And the fact he survived an assassination attempt won’t change that one bit.
A lot of people loathe Trump too. Many consider him a racist for wanting to close the borders to illegal immigrants.
And those shenanigans? Let us count the ways: interfering with the last presidential election, mishandling classified documents, inciting a riot on the capitol, and falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Yet scores of people ignored all of this and voted him back in for another term, so you can’t argue with democracy. In fact, now that he’s been re-elected, prosecutors are deliberating dropping the cases against him due to a longstanding policy that prohibits a president from facing legal consequences while in office.
This strangely charismatic individual (for lack of a better term) won the popular vote, plain and simple. Who else would invite UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) head Dana White to say a few words during their presidential acceptance speech?
Trump’s rival, Kamala Harris, arguably did well during the presidential debate, but the voters weren’t convinced that she was the better choice (coming from the Joe Biden camp). Many people may have wanted someone like Harris to represent women’s rights.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Trump on his victory, as did beleaguered Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was a bit of a surprise.
It still remains to be seen how Trump’s victory will impact Canada-US relations, but business experts are worried that his new trade tariffs will cost Canadians billions of dollars. Now we must wait and see.
If nothing else, Donald Trump will keep everyone amused and entertained. People want to see what he will do next, they want to see who he will offend next, and how he is going to “make America great again.”
Lyonel Doherty, editor
