The mainstream media has been cashing in on, "Donald Trump hysteria,” for the past several months. So, today, Civilians News is going to do the exact same thing.

So what if Trump wins? And despite a plethora of controversial viewpoints and opinions... Trump has developed a particularly great deal of support from a variety of voters. Furthermore, Donald Trump has won a lot of support connected to the daily news cycle, where in turn, this has created a base of supporters that just might win the upcoming election.

But what does this revelation mean for the future of this, “great country?”

• Will fruit smoothies retroactively replace, "the cheeseburger," as the new culinary symbol of American austerity?
• Will… America go to war 6 days after the election?
• Or, if Trump wins, will New York build a water-park named after, “The Donald,” himself?

Only time will tell but one thing is for certain, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee in this year’s upcoming election. And who am I... to act as though this could trigger the end of the world as we know it?

Trump’s resume is more than impressive, his work ethic is evident and history shows that the Presidency is a very difficult job. In fact, the job of US President is probably one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Whereby, lest we forget that this job, of US President, is a job that most billionaires would rather avoid altogether. But here we are, in 2016, with a very real possibility that a very opinionated, very stern and quick tempered man, may soon become the Commander and Chief of the American military. And not only that… but his Republican party might also regain control of 1/3rd of the US Federal Government, in his wake.

So how could this impact the future of America?

Well, it could potentially mean a number of policy changes in Washington... but the first change, in the event of a Conservative candidate winning office, would likely concern taxes and environmentalism. Whereby, Trump would likely lower taxes, on the upper class tax brackets, in the hopes of creating his preferred, “trickle down economic policies.” This is a standard Republican move as the Republican Party has historically done so when taking over the Executive Branch.

Then, in the event of a victory Trump would also likely increase the military spending budget, as he routinely speaks about the need for military strength, a view which also aligns with his Conservative roots. Then, Trump would also likely opt to build the Keystone Pipeline, a very scary thought that could greatly harm not just the US but the global ecosystem, as well. Which, in my opinion, building The Keystone Pipeline is perhaps the most threatening Republican platform in this year’s election cycle.

However, this ecologically devastation, which should be more primarily discussed on the news, is perhaps the reason NATO held the Global Goals Summit last year. This summit, in accord with the first ever, “global goals for reducing green house gases,” sought to limit global carbon emissions. However, it is also a very real possibility that Donald Trump would prioritize short term economic benefits, in favor of building Keystone, as opposed to following through on these, “global goals," that were agreed upon last year concerning Carbon emissions. (See my past article on the consequences of the Keystone Pipeline, here.)

Furthermore, this issue… could also unfold into a situation where Conservative leaders use other issues, such as Rowe V. Wade, to leverage political power in favor of building Keystone. However, again, this creates a scenario where building the oil pipeline, with a focus on short term economic gains, inevitably creates federal government gridlock in the event of a Republican winning office.

Furthermore, in the event that Trump does become the 45th President of the United States… there are a few things that could also be positively affected. To his favor, Trump appears to be a very capable boss for the Pentagon and this could benefit America in a number of different ways. Whereby, this is particularly true because Pentagon officials run so much of our country today… and Trump is a capable leader of those officials and can command a room while also focusing on business ideals.

President Trump?

Nevertheless, whether Trump’s, “trolling,” taints the very identity of our nation or not, remains to be determined and in the event that Trump does win the upcoming election… then this man will in no way be the most eccentric to ever take office. For example, in 1923, Calvin Grace Coolidge literally kept a zoo of animals in the White House… which I’ll point out… was a seemingly eccentric style of leadership beyond that of even, “The Donald,” himself. And clearly, “The Donald,” may not come across as the strong or quiet type, however, maybe it’s time for America to embrace someone who’s not afraid to have an opinion. Nevertheless, Republican gridlock over the past 8 years will surely be met with Democratic gridlock, in the event that a Republican takes office this Spring.

There is no doubt that Trump is still the underdog this year and Hillary Clinton is the nominee with greater experience, experience which is going to be difficult for Donald Trump to withstand. Although, Trump represents real change simply because he’s a very outspoken candidate.

So, in conclusion… and in my opinion, I think that now is the perfect time for America to consider abolishing 18 and 19 year old voting rights… and this could be done to encourage our young voters to care more about the election and the future of our country… troll for troll.

(*But that's not me being smug or greedy, that's me being an ingenius politician. Whereby, the root of our nation's leadership problem is obvious to me.)

-William Larsen