Stephen Olson
So070712@gmail.com
Trump Foreign Policy: Update
Wednesday
night was set to be Trump’s “Official Foreign Policy” speech night. This left
many wondering, what will he do? From day one of Trump’s brute campaign he has
relentlessly driven home the idea of building a full wall to line the border of
the United States and Mexico.
However,
last week in a Sean Hannity interview Trump pulled a classic Donald move and
seemed to once again be attempting to shift away from a major position. Not
just any position, the position that set the stage for Trump becoming the 2016
Republican nominee.
Many
analysts instantly freaked out on Fox News saying that taking an immigration
stance similar to Obama and Bush, as Trump had stated in the interview, would
be detrimental to the future of his campaign.
However, I
give Fox news credit for truly breaking down what it would take to create a quality
border for our nation. The fact of the matter is that it is not physically
possible to build a material wall the entire length of the border, but with
technology we can get results that are close. “Virtual Walls” use radar, GPS,
and other methods to alert authorities when and exactly where the wall is being
crossed. This technology is already in use, highly accurate, and highly
effective. When
What seemed
to be Trump pivot on immigration left many wondering, has Trump finally figured
out that his plan is unrealistic? Or is he just doing this to try and gain some
moderate votes from those whom believe he is currently too racist and
unrealistic to vote for. On Wednesday night Trump answered most of the
questions, once again suggesting there will be a physical wall from border to
border.
The People’s Election, For Now
This raises
the question, if Trump knows building a physical an entire wall isn’t going to
happen, why does he keep saying that it is going to happen? The answer is
simple; with the gap Trump is facing in the polls he has no choice but to say
whatever people want to hear, even if it is no longer how he feels. This
election cycle has slipped out of the hands of Clinton and Trump, with what now
seems to be the masses wishes running the campaigns.
Is this all
bad? Are the thoughts of the people becoming campaign platforms something that
is realistic, sustainable, and plausible? In an election like this, one must be
fearful that everything we are hearing is empty promises, and that at the end
of the day the original agendas put in place by out candidates will be carried
out as intended.
As Trump
and Clinton continue to go back and fourth on different stances, one thing if
for sure: Nobody, not even the candidates themselves know exactly what their
plan will be once entering the White house. Until then we as journalists will
continue to play the guessing game, and will continue to label every mind
change as “news,” when the only real news is that we have two candidates who
have no clue and will do whatever it takes.
Links:
1.) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/01/trump-doubles-down-on-impenetrable-physical-wall-during-immigration-speech.html
2.) http://www.mediaite.com/tv/megyn-kelly-why-do-trump-surrogates-keep-trying-to-tweak-the-issue-on-border-wall/
