By: Matthew Puleo and Nathaniel SoissonThe White House has been a topic of controversy for years now. In the month of March, a lot of stories have developed. From the growing prevalence of socialism to postmortem ad hominem against John McCain, these events will be covered monthly until the end of the school year. Since president Trump took office, Senator John McCain has been a target of attacks from the White House. This has angered many and potentially could be a cause of poor public approval ratings.
According to politico.com, Senator Martha McSally spoke to Trump on the issues recently and told him how upsetting those remarks are to her and the people of Arizona. McSally has reported that President Trump did take their conversation seriously and has stopped the attacks on character for the time being. There has been a history of bad blood between Sen. McCain and President Trump dating back to the release of the Steele Dossier. Christopher Steele was the author of the dossier that caused suspicion to rise about possible ties with Russia. McCain allegedly gave an unverified version of this said dossier to the FBI. President Trump believes that McCain gave this to the FBI for “evil purposes”(Politico.com). President Trump was also under fire for the use of ad hominem against the late senator. Trump has been quoted on sources including the Chicago Tribune saying, "He's not a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured." Only time will tell if President Trump will listen to the people on this issue as it could broadly improve his approval in states like Arizona and other areas where Sen. McCain's influence has reached. In other news, on Mar. 21, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) announced their official endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for the 2020 election. In the press release confirming the endorsement, the DSA mentioned the fact that Sanders is the only democratic socialist candidate and that his platform: “Green New Deal, Medicare for All, College for All, ending cash bail, strengthening unions, and a living wage — would transform American society by ending the worst forms of poverty and inequality while empowering workers to fight for even more.” While this endorsement came as no surprise to many people, what did come as a surprise was some DSA members stating, from Foxnews.com, that Sanders was not socialist enough. They believe that his middle-ground position between liberalism and socialism will push the DSA too far into the Democratic party. Unlike 2016, however, Sanders is considered a serious threat for the 2020 election, especially given the significant campaign money he has already raised and his backing from the DSA, although it remains to be seen how truly competitive Sanders and the DSA will become in the 2020 primaries.
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