Does It Really Matter?

Does It Really Matter?

I’ve seen interviews of people who are asked, “What do you think of President Trump?”. Granted, they are presented in mass media, but I supplement these with my own queries of folks I know and respect. Here is what I come away with.

People who like President Trump talk about what he has done. They point to the economy first and foremost. Some mention his taking on difficult challenges like North Korea and China. Many do get around to the wall/immigration. People who don’t like him say he is a bully, misogynist, racist and a liar who can’t be trusted. They also list the wall/immigration. This dichotomy lays out for me the question of what traits do you want in a President?

Does it matter that he doesn’t act “Presidential” when he is executing policies that benefit American citizens? Does it matter that you cringe at how he treats foreign governments and leaders when they have treated Americans with disdain for decades? Is being “Presidential” more important than getting results that benefit citizens?

For me, I don’t care for his bombastic tone, but I’ll take that negative everyday for the results he has achieved in putting our country on a more prosperous and safer path. I’ve had enough of “nice guys” who have run our country far afield from the freedoms that make us special in this world. Give me sarcasm, foul language, and disrespect of those who disagree if it means that I can stay free to say and do what I want without the state telling me. Putting the principles of our Constitution into actions are more important than how someone talks. That’s what really matters.