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Donald Trump Compare And Contrast

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In this election year Donald Trump has emerged as the Republican nominee for president, and his policies bear an unlikely resemblance to an earlier Republican nominee, Richard Nixon. Trump and Nixon may seem unlikely on the surface; their foreign and domestic policies, however, share great similarities. Donald Trump and Richard Nixon, despite their differing personalities, share resemblances in both their standing as the “law and order” candidate and their “secret plan” to defeat the insurrection forces of the world. Nixon’s introverted personality caused problems for him and eventually led to his downfall. Nixon, a well-known brooder, recorded every conversation that took place inside the Oval office in fear of a conspiracy. Although practiced by Kennedy and Johnson before him, this caused him problems when he confessed to knowledge of the Watergate break-ins on these tapes. His paranoia leading to the Watergate scandal most likely stemmed from his humiliating defeat …show more content…

In 1983 Trump bought into the newly-formed United States Football League (USFL) as the owner of the New Jersey Generals. After signing a number of high-profile players, the Generals quickly became one of the most successful franchises in the USFL. A few years later, however, Trump got cocky and convinced the other USFL owners to sue the NFL over their “monopoly on football.” The USFL eventually won the case but the court only awarded the one dollar saying they had not suffered due to the NFL’s monopoly. With their funds drained from the court case, the USFL collapsed. Trump and his ego had single-handedly ran the USFL into the ground. Trump also speaks his mind more than he should, repeatedly making lewd comments toward women, minorities, and other candidates’ families. Although Trump and Nixon’s personalities differ, their domestic policy bear a certain resemblance to each

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