The tragic public figure that I chose to write about is how Donald Trump became the president of the United States; Remnick has stated, "... this is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism." Trump has turned the white house into a tabloid magazine and now always want to accuse and "has branded such reputable media outlets such as the The New York Times, CNN, NBC and others "Fake news"(Lavender) even though he's one of the main people who broadcast in-credible sources when the information aligns with his agenda. Even Trumps own advisor said, "Trump's war with the media is going to get worse". As the President, there are more important events going on than what the media says about you.
In my opinion the U.S. has never had a presidential candidate mocked and ridiculed almost on a daily basis end up winning the presidency, which is a modern tragedy. The tragedy is if the American people are subjected to subliminal messages that the media is always lying and never telling the truth, then that places doubts in the American Peoples minds in the future whether or not they are able to trust the news media with the information that they publish.
Today modern tragedy is similar to a classical tragedy, in the sense that reversal of fortunes is set in action.
Sources:
Lavender, Paige. “Donald Trump: The First Amendment Gives Me The Right To Criticize ‘Fake News.’” The Huffington Post, 24 Feb. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-cpac-2017_us_58b04a86e4b0780bac288743. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017.
Remnick, David. “Presidential Election 2016: An American Tragedy.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2016, www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-american-tragedy-2. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017.
Nice post I didn't expect to see a post like this. I understand why this is tragedy because this affect young kids and world nation of American values and Human Rights.
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