In this political cartoon by Steve
Benson on USA Today, there is a man in blue holding a sign in capital letters
that states, “IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP”. On November 8, 2016, the United States
of America voted for their next president of the United States. The election
that terrified many American citizens came down to Hillary Clinton and Donald
Trump. Both of these president-elects had their supporters but they also had
people who were against them becoming president. Many people searched through
the depth of the internet to find evidence for why Hillary Clinton or Donald
Trump should become the next President of the United States. After November 8th
occurred, many were devastated in these results hoping that Donald Trump who
became president of the United States would be impeached. Trump was never given
a chance at presidency before people started to protest against him. These
people who followed Hillary Clinton during her race for presidency, continued
to back her up even after the election occurred. They still showed support of
her ideas and what she was truly trying to fight for during her candidacy.
However, these people need to realize that if they impeach Donald Trump, his
ideas would remain with Pence who is currently the vice president. There would
have to be a way to turn back time for these people to fully receive the
leadership they believed would have been positive for this country.
The
rhetorical devices used in this cartoon are imagery and its appeal to pathos.
The imagery is shown to express the man’s determination to protest Trump’s
impeachment. He is wearing the color blue which demonstrates democracy and
shows the side he took during the 2016 election. The cartoon appeals to pathos
as it makes people feel emotion about the election. Whether they are angry at
this cartoon or can easily connect with it. I believe that this cartoon proved
its purpose as it clearly identifies with people who believed Hillary Clinton
would have been the better president. These people are against Donald Trump’s
ideas and believe he should be impeached because he will not be the president
that the United States needs for the American citizens.
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