Everyone knows The Donald as a successful businessman who started his legacy from a “small loan of a million dollars,” notorious for his unfiltered thoughts on American life. It almost seems as if every time he gives a comment at a debate, forum or event, his most controversial thoughts are poked, prodded, and made fun of. There are countless memes of Trump’s varying facial expressions, makeup tutorials on how to use Cheetos to achieve his signature bronzed appearance, and video mashups of how many times he says “stupid” in a given speech.

  Despite the seemingly endless list of things people make fun of Trump for, he somehow still has supporters. How? Why?

 Americans tend to support Donald Trump because he tells it like it is; a value they do not see in modern day politicians. There are more jobs to be obtained, immigration policies to be changed, and second amendment rights to be protected. The American people are angry, and Donald Trump is too. They like the fact that Trump is a businessman, so he knows how to negotiate and have things go his way, or else he would not be worth “billions of dollars,” as he never fails to remind us.

 Realistically, the government is not run like a business. As president, you cannot simply change a law; you must write a bill and propose it to Congress to be approved, and it must be declared Constitutional. You cannot declare you are going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it; the American government is not made of dictators. This, Mr. Trump fails to recognize. I know that every presidential candidate talks about issues as if they are going to solve them without bumps in the road, but he takes it to a new level. How can we let someone who does not even understand how checks and balances work become the next President?

 Additionally, in the first Presidential Debate held Sept. 26, Trump displayed exactly the reasons why he is not equipped to be President. Where do I even start? He continuously interrupted Hillary Clinton, throwing out comments that are those of an immature teen. “Not true.” “I never said that.” “Wrong.” He called anything and everything a disaster, and when Clinton said humorously, “I have a feeling that by the end of this evening, I’m going to be blamed for everything that’s ever happened.” Trump replied with, “Why not?”

He failed to even address the ongoing civil rights issue, circumventing it by defending the stop-and-frisk police strategy that was in fact declared unconstitutional in 2013 for being discriminatory toward black people. Wrong. Moreover, he claimed that Clinton does not have the stamina to be a good president.  First of all, how in the world does stamina have anything to do with being a good president? And in relation to his sexually aggressive history, what kind of stamina is he even referring to?

 If there is anyone who is unfit to be president, it is Donald Trump. He does not remotely have the decorum or temper to deal with international affairs. Leaders outside of the United States will not have the patience to understand how to work with him, which will result in an absolute failure of international policy.

I’m obviously not a fan of Donald Trump and I’m not a big fan of Hillary either. They both have their faults. But as a believer in many Republican policies I can fairly say that if you are a true Republican, you should not be voting for Donald Trump. He is an embarrassment to the already fragile Republican party and he should not be chosen to represent us or the nation. A respectable candidate would not refer to women as “Miss Piggy” and would not call all Mexican immigrants rapists and murderers. Donald Trump is living proof that no amount of money in the world can buy class.

If you have any respect for our nation and everything that we stand for, you will not put a check next to his name Nov. 8. Hillary is the lesser of two evils. I am a Republican, but as of this election, I’m With Her.