By Saniyah Larkins
AFRO Intern
Although I am sixteen and not old enough to vote, I believe President Joe Biden should withdraw and step down from the election and his presidency. I honestly feel like he is way too old to be president and he is not focused on the country. Biden is consistently funding genocide in other countries and that is something I just can’t stand by.
Biden, and the government in general, are more focused on an app than the actual issues in the country. What about police brutality in America or the fact that in the eyes of American citizens America is regressing and not progressing? And what about the healthcare crisis?
There are so many more things to focus on in America, so why are we focusing on trivial things? I don’t know who I would put in Biden’s place. Honestly, almost all the politicians I see are pretty bad. I don’t like to look at politics often because, to me, it’s quite depressing.
I don’t think I would ever vote for Trump under any circumstance. There would have to be a pretty bad candidate for me to vote for him. Trump is not for the people. I know this is an overused example, but Jan. 6, showed that he should not be president. In my opinion, he incited a riot. He told his supporters to “fight like hell” and they listened. He continuously insisted on violence during his presidency. He’s a racist and only cares about himself. He’s a convicted felon. If we don’t trust felons to vote –why should we trust a felon to run the country?
I’ll be honest, I didn’t watch the debate nor am I a political person. When I heard about the debate and I watched clips from the event, I truly decided neither Trump nor Biden were eligible to be president.
Trump claims immigrants are taking “Black jobs” – but what is a “Black job?”
In conclusion, I don’t think either candidate is eligible for the presidency. Why should I vote for people I know who don’t care about me or my opinion?
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