One wonders how, against all the odds, did Donald Trump land the most powerful job on the planet.
The naive answer would be that he did it because Hillary Clinton lost it. He played on people’s emotions by inciting hatred – hatred against muslims, hatred against jews and against the hispanics. He has overtly stated that if he wins, he will ban muslims from entering the country. He had also stated that he would build a wall between the US and Mexico to stop immigration from that quarter. Americans love their freedom.
Donald Trump said that he would change things. His overtly racist comments about muslims, Mexicans and so on have received plenty of attention from the Americans. He had his trump cards and he played them well, by bringing to people’s attention his opponent’s thousands of e-mails.
Hillary Clinton, even with the support of her ex-president husband Bill Clinton, played a decent game and hence she lost the race to the White house. What repurcussions would Donald’s victroy have on the world as a whole? How would his policies affect the rest of the world?
Only time will tell.The world awaits with abated breath what other tricks he pulls out of his bag when he actually takes office next year. Whatever techniques he used, one cannot but admire him for winning the game by playing his cards right.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
