On July 15, 2017, Maureen Dowd from The New York Times published an editorial called Game of Trump. In this article, Dowd criticizes the “Trump saga,” the controversial series of events that surround the very person we call our President- Donald Trump. She relates the ideals of Trump to the Game of Thrones character Littlefinger’s philosophy: “Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.” In doing so, she effectively calls Trump out on creating a mess in the country, yet instead of repenting, thriving on the disorder. Funny enough, we used to turn on the “Game of Trump” to distract ourselves from our problems, but what happens now that this game is becoming more and more like reality, a dark reality?
Dowd emphasizes this dark pit that our country has fallen into and brings the attention of her readers- the American public. Dowd boldly stresses the need for the American public to start paying attention to the laughable messes that President Trump has created. Of all people, Trump’s son himself readily revealed that “he gleefully met with Russians to collect dirt on Hillary Clinton.” While Donald Jr. may have gotten “nothing” from the meeting, he clearly brought on his own downfall, not realizing his improper behavior in the first place. This certainly wasn’t the last of improper behavior, as Trump’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz responded with derogatory terms and threats to an email requesting him to resign.
Dowd wrote all of this information, repetitively referring to multiple other news media sources such as Washington Post, Yahoo News, and the Daily Beast. As a receiver of the Pulitzer Prize and her references to multiple sources and events, Dowd shows she is well-informed on the current political matters, thus proving her credibility to be able to critique Trump. All in all, I am thoroughly convinced and agree with Dowd. Dowd effectively exposes all of Trump’s lies and tells the American public to stop deluding themselves into hoping for a good ending.
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