There aren’t many things scarier than picturing Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. That’s a nightmare you wake up screaming from.
Throwback to when Trump first announced his presidential bid and many Americans thought he was the joke of the century. Twitter went crazy with never ending jokes.
New York Daily News re-posted some of the funnier tweets from after he announced his run. @TheTweetOfGod said, “I’ve told a lot of people to run for President in My time, but I have to say I’ve outdone Myself with this one. #Trump2016.”
Who expected the man who stooped so low as to asking the President of the United States of America for his college records and passport to run for president? It caught many people off guard, and it’s hard for people to imagine Trump being elected as the leader of the free world.
That’s hard to picture mainly because of his harsh views on education, crime, immigration and countless other things, but also because he doesn’t have the demeanor to be President of the United States. He offends just about everyone and he doesn’t seem to care.
Many of us, have all had our fair share of laughs at Trump — especially after he first made his presidential announcement. However, the tables are beginning to turn.
According to the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll, Trump holds 42 percent of likely Republican voters from the 534 Republicans sampled.
As a potential president, Donald Trump is beginning to stray from hilarious to scary — only to get more terrifying as the months go on.
This election is crucial for Democrats to rally because Trump isn’t the only strong runner in the Republican nominee polls. We can’t forget about Ben Carson.
It all gets worse knowing Republican presidential candidate Carson is currently not far behind Trump in the polls.
It’s like watching a scary movie at midnight in the dark by yourself type of scary. It’s hard to not cringe picturing someone that backs up their notion of gay being a choice by saying, “[people] go into prison straight – and when they come out, they’re gay” as president.
This is the more serious version of watching your favorite football team play a terrible one. Like last week, when the New Orleans Saints played the Tennessee Titans.
New Orleans went from relaxing in the first half to biting their nails in the second. I don’t think anyone in the country was expecting for a team that had only won one game to come back and win — they snuck up on us.
Neither Carson nor Trump have ever held office before, but it doesn’t mean they are not a threat. Before we know it, either one of them could be in the oval office with their feet kicked up, laughing at the people who once found their campaign humerous.
From here on out, we can only laugh when it’s regarding Trump’s hair. Unless you laugh when you’re nervous, then that’s understandable.
Always remain optimistic — however, the actual possibility of having an arrogant nuisance as the next President of the United States of America is no longer funny.
Clarke Perkins is a 19-year-old political science sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.