September Pundit 4
- Jylliann Huff
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 21, 2019
Jamelle Bouie
Trump Can’t Take a Punch
The president does not thrive in chaos - in politics at least. His reaction to the prospect of impeachment shows why.
The New York Times
September 27th, 2019
Jamelle Bouie takes an approach to make his message seem dire and necessary in Trump Can’t Take a Punch. Jamelle Bouie adds more gas to the fire as he tries to expose Trump and call on his fellow Democrats to support his impeachment in the midst of Trump’s impeachment scandal. Bouie speaks briefly on Trump’s conversation and deal with the Ukranian President about the investigation of Joe Biden and comments that Trump can’t take a punch once he is exposed. Bouie wants to reveal Trump’s nature to crack under pressure, so he mentions the involvement of Mike Pence and Trump’s tweets when the House threatens to investigate the Ukranian scandal. Many differing opinions exist among not only representatives and senators, but also American citizens. Public opinion for impeachment seem to fluctuate. Due to this evident uncertainty about impeachment among Americans, Bouie takes an opportunity to urge Democrats to push for impeachment and fight for more representation.
Jamelle Bouie takes a very desperate, assertive tone is this article. Since this impeachment issue is so prevalent, Bouie does everything in his power to convince his audience that Trump must be impeached for the good of America. He includes Trump’s past scandals while mentioning the recent ones. His purpose behind this is to prove to his audience that Trump cannot handle pressure nor chaos once he is called out; therefore, this proves his weakness so he must be impeached. Bouie appeals to logos by quoting different Congress members and their opinions. He also includes statistics about the percentage of opposers and supporters of impeachment.
I commented on the blog posts of Mollie, Elaine, and Landry.
Your article has informed me on the entirety of this sitatuation involving Trump's impeachment. I must admit that I was very clueless and in the dark about this scandal. I appreciate your acknowledgement of the fact that most of this scandal is speculation. While you do present bias, you always address the other side. You enlighten your audience while also effectively convincing that impeachment is appears necessary.