The President of the United States is a powerful and highly respected position. It is the office that makes it so, not the man. There are specific protocols that go with the office. We stand when the President enters the room, we address him in specific ways, we surround him with security and there are special honors and courtesies we extend to him. All these are done because of the position. Men will come and go, but the office will remain the same. We honor the Office of the President of the United States, which is why we have these formalities.
The Office
Then why is there still upheaval about our current President, Donald Trump! Like it or not he is our president. Every election some people will have their choice elected and some won’t. It can be upsetting if your candidate doesn’t win. It’s not uncommon for people to voice their opposition right after the election. It happened with President Barack Obama, and it’s happening to President Trump. What’s puzzling is that a year later Americans are still harassing President Trump. Why?
It’s not good enough to say that your candidate didn’t win. No one would be upset about that this long after the election. If people are still upset, why? A fire goes out after a while unless something is fueling it.
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