Why I want Donald Trump to become US President

Donald Trump

The US presidential race has captured the imagination – and disgust – of the whole world due to the excesses of one man – Republican Party candidate Donald J. Trump.

I am not an American citizen so obviously I cannot vote in their upcoming elections, even if I wanted to. If I were eligible, I’d vote for Mrs. Hillary Clinton – who would probably clinch the Democratic Party ticket. But for sinister reasons I would love Donald Trump to win.

Trump’s candidacy has filled the hearts of many people I know with trepidation. The maverick billionaire is a loose cannon and his rambunctious style can turn a friend into a foe in seconds. There is only one person Trump likes – himself.

For a long time we have been saddled with bad leaders in Africa. Some of them have been so bad they became the butt of jokes both at home and abroad. If Trump wins the Republican nomination and goes on to become US President, America will become the butt of jokes. Americans will, for once, know what it means to have a leader who embarrasses them at every turn. Then maybe, just maybe, they will sympathise with those of us from African countries who have had more than our fair share of bad leaders.

It is not our birthright to have bad leaders. Africa, contrary to widely held belief, is not cursed. Our problem is just that somehow people who are not fit to be village heads end up ruling an entire country.

To prove that they are in charge they usually go against the norm. They do things just to prove that they have the power to do it. And woe betide anyone who dares to stand in their way.

Trump has attacked virtually everyone – from war veterans to women, from Blacks to Mexicans, Chinese and Muslims.

Now he is abusing the wife of another candidate. Recent American presidential campaigns have been filled with personal attacks but attacking a candidate’s wife was a new low.

At 69, you’d think this grandfather would know better. Instead he trades barbs with fellow presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz, leaving distaste in the mouth.

Trump, who has a net worth of $4.5 billion, threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife Heidi. The next day, the National Enquirer reported that Cruz may have had extramarital affairs.

Trump has denied being the source of the information but it is said that if a witch cries at night and a child dies in the morning, you should know where to look.

Cruz said Trump is a friend of the owner of the tabloid and the report included a comment from Roger Stone, Trump’s former political adviser.

Trump also posted an unflattering picture of Mrs. Cruz on his Twitter page and captioned it, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

Nothing is off limits for Trump. He has mimicked a disabled journalist, mocked a female broadcaster with a thinly veiled reference to her monthly period, and suggested that former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was too ugly to be president.

“Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?" he said. Jeezzzz!

This is hitting below the belt. People say he is being real. There is nothing real about talking trash. It is not everything that comes to your mind that you say – especially if your mind is this depraved.
Though people have expressed shock and dismay over Trump’s style, the New York real estate mogul carries on unabated.

If he becomes president, this guy would so humiliate America that Americans abroad may start claiming they come from Canada, just to avoid embarrassing questions. Same way many Nigerians in diaspora claim the citizenship of other nations.

Imagine a man who claims to be a Christian but says he has never had cause to ask God for forgiveness because he believes he has never been wrong. That is so laughable and childish.

Imagine a president who wants to ban Muslims from entering his country. Imagine a president who wants to build a wall between the USA and Mexico – and make the Mexicans pay for it.

A Washington Post columnist, Eugene Robinson, said Trump has no idea what he would confront if he becomes president.

“Donald Trump’s ignorance of government policy, both foreign and domestic, is breathtaking,” he wrote.

Trump is smart. He just tapped into the legitimate anger of Americans and is reaping huge results. But he would create more enemies than friends if he becomes president. He would also be a source of unprecedented embarrassment. For once, I’m glad a front-runner in the US presidential elections is not African. I used to envy America with their intelligent and patriotic leaders. Not anymore. I would not wish Trump to be president of any African country. He is a real embarrassment.

Now the Americans will know how we feel.