I looked over the article from The Washington Post and was surprised at how much I agreed with the philosophy of it overall. No president is perfect by far, and I personally know of a ton of people who dislike Trump and how he could of ever been in the running for the presidency, as well as I know people who think it was the greatest decision ever made. With that said, what this article coveys over the duration of it, is how we shouldn't judge our president's by their words, but more so by their actions.
Within the first 100 days of Trump's presidency, he in other words, hasn't been very popular as the president's before him. With his reputation of saying one thing and then months later saying another, and also endlessly being irrational and saying whatever is on his mind at any given time and causing a stir within Congress. But what his actions say is another. Referenced in the article is an example: "In 2013 he tweeted a warning to President Barack Obama not to attack Syria — “There is no upside and tremendous downside” — but of course in 2017 launched missile strikes on Syrian soil in retaliation for a chemical attack that involved no U.S. assets. During the campaign he labeled China a currency manipulator, but backed away from the claim this month. And so on." This goes on to show that it can be difficult to tell what the president means of what he says at times, and what he is going to do next, but if we learn to not judge solely on words, but by the actions which the article summarizes, I think we would be better off.
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