Throughout the 2016 presidential election, there has been a lot of back and forth regarding both sides, Clinton and Trump. To be completely honest, I get most of my information regarding the election, first off, from Facebook. Now, I know this sounds dumb, and so “millennial”. However, it is amazing how much coverage the election has gotten through social media, that the teen friends I have alternate between sharing funny memes and expressing their political positions in this election. It is through all these posts that I keep up to date on what has been going on. The one thing that stands out the most, is the conversation regarding the scandals both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are involved in.
These scandals are defining characteristics in this election, especially since it is how people tend to defend their candidate and oppose the other. There has been an abundance of articles, comedy skits, and class discussion on the plethora of Trump scandals. However, there will always be one mention of Hillary Clinton’s emails. I find it so appalling that one could overlook Trump’s scandals, pushing forth the idea that Hillary Clinton’s email scandal is way too bad on her part, so bad that she is unfit for President.
It is especially ridiculous because Trump’s scandals cover a wide array of topics, all of which are very concerning. These same scandals and his revolting comments make hime extremely unfit for presidency. However, it is still put aside to put Hillary down. T
This video with Seth Meyers (starting from 6:17) really shows exactly what I believe is happening on both sides of the election. He exaggerates that it is too hard to choose between Clinton and Trump. He gives and insight into the cons of both candidates, Hillary’s being under federal investigation, and Trump’s overabundance of cons.
This being said, I personally think that Hillary’s email scandal is definately worth talking about. However, in comparison to Donald Trump, it is unfair to her and to the rest of the Unites States, to pretend that everything that Donald Trump says and does is okay.