The issue at hand seems very simple. Why would we trust Donald Trump to run our country when he has run four of his companies into bankruptcy? The simple answer would be, "We wouldn't trust him to run our country". In reality, the answer goes deeper than that. The reasons behind the problem are more of how Trump acted after the fact, than the actual actions leading to the bankruptcy. Being a voting age American citizen, this problem is right up my alley as it is my duty to pick a good candidate to run this country. I want this country to be run by a smart yet socially logical person; someone who can make the right decisions and be able to explain to the public his intentions when a bad decision occurs. Trump neither makes good decisions or is socially logical. He has a knack for making risky moves and is the most brash and lowest level speaking candidate in this election. He is not the right person for America. 

My first source is by Lauren Carroll and Clayton Youngman, and it's an article about Trump's bankruptcies and his reactions to them. This article claims that he is not completely at fault for his companies going under several times. The authors pull in quotes from the CNN debate on September 16, 2015, to show how other candidates attacked Trump verbally over his many bankruptcies over the years. The quotes are focused around the country's debt and how a man who has bankrupted major businesses would not help at all. The counter arguments used mostly side with the fact that Trump as an individual seems to pull out of each situation with minimal financial impact. Each time a company went bankrupt, he just gave up some shares and sold an item of value and left nothing but his name on the building. As far as the authors go, Carroll is a full time author for Politifact based in Washington D.C. She is a political science major so she is very knowledgeable about these topics and is very close to their sources. Youngman is only an intern at Politifact and is most likely just shadowing Carroll. These authors value rules of business. It is very apparent through out the entire article that they feel bankruptcy is a tool to save a business, and not a way out for the owner.

Another pro-Trump article is one written by Emily Stewart of The Street about how Trump has never gone bankrupt, but his companies have. This article starts out by talking about how Trump was not at fault and then goes on to explain background for each of his bankruptcies. Although this article seems to be on the side of Trump, many of the quotes and explanations used seem to make it look like Trump made mistakes when founding the businesses, which would really make it all his fault no matter what. This article seems to just explain his faults and then boost his ego by inserting quotes by him about himself. I do not find that this source is very credible as the quotes and explanations do not seem to follow the thesis, which states that none of the bankruptcies were Trump's fault. As far as the author, she seems to be a very good journalist who has a degree from Columbia University and has been writing on politics since 2008. I feel that this article was just not up to par with someone of her standards and abilities. This author, like the last, seems to embrace bankruptcy as a tool. Stewart uses titles such as "its nothing personal" and "it's just business" to show that bankruptcy is just a part of the business world.

Lastly, there is a Forbes article written by Clare O'Connor. This article is pro-Trump. However, it does more to explain how he prevailed than simply throwing biased opinions at the reader. This article is split into six parts, each going into more and more detail about how Trump's bankruptcies have caused him to be a better person. It starts by going into detail about his companies and how he only has interests in having his name on the paperwork. He started almost none of them from the ground up. By the end, this article talks about how these bankruptcies have actually made Trump a better and smarter businessman. He used his bankruptcies to leverage himself as opposed to letting them tarnish his name and his wealth. The author, O'Connor, is a reporter for consumer economics and used to chase people on the Forbes 400 list for information. This means Trump's bankruptcies are right up her alley and she is a credible source. This author believes that deep down Trump is a good person. She values the fact that he wanted to save his companies and not lose all his money. This is mostly apparent in the last part of the article, which is titled "He's not to blame".

The topic of Trumps bankruptcies is extremely relevant currently due to him running for president. The fact that he has has to many failed ventures and has lost so much money goes to show that he isn't ready to run something as big as the United States of America. Some may agree that a big business billionaire is perfect for making good choices financially, but one with four failed businesses is not perfect in any way. There are many articles out there that slam Trump and many that explain background and say it was not his fault. Personally I feel that he isn't fit to run the country based on his past. To make this into a 2500-word essay, I will probably not need to change my exigence much as I have found plenty of information all over the internet from just about every credible source imaginable. I feel that in 2500 words, I have a good enough argument do do this topic justice and make a clear stance. 

