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The Case for Business Men as U.S. Presidents

Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD
5 min readAug 24, 2019

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During the election campaigns and debates that led to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America, I arrived at the conclusion that he was the best candidate for Office of President.

The reasoning was simple, Trump was the only candidate talking job creation, particularly, the sorts of jobs that enable revitalization of small towns and cities. The fact that I had been buying quality shirts and cuff links sold under the ‘Trump Label’ at Macy’s had nothing whatsoever to do with my assessment.

With respect to the alternate policy focus that was on offer from Hillary Clinton — free education — I was, and remain confident that such a policy is inimical to advancement of an economy whose viability, growth, and development is predicated on leadership in innovation.

When I was buying Trump Label shirts and cuff links way back in 2012, Trump Label items simply were the best quality that Macy’s had on offer.

Turns out Donald Trump lied. Turns out he seized on promises that Hillary Clinton was unwilling to make. Since assuming Office as President, all of Donald Trump’s policies have been skewed towards the already rich, and corporations. At this point in time, there is not any…

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Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD
Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD

Written by Oghenovo Obrimah, PhD

Educator and Researcher, Believer in Spirituality, Life is serious business, but we all are pilgrims so I write about important stuff with empathy and ethos

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