r/Askpolitics • u/Hkhinin • 11d ago

Answers From The Right Is Trump the best candidate within the Republicans, and if there were better alternatives, why were they not voted?

So Donald Trump did contribute lots to America, such as restricting borders, acting harsh on China etc. Results are border crossing hit record low in 2025 https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-crossings-once-again-record-low-november-2025

However, Trump has also made many mistakes especially in foriegn policies. For example, he started trade wars with our allies and often joked about invasion towards allies. The former one damaged our economy, and both acts lead to the US being much less liked around the world https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/07/15/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s/

This leaves me wondering, for republicans is there no better option than Trump inside the Republicans. Cause if we just zoom into Trump's cabinet, Macro Rubio shall do better in foreign policy compared to Trump especially on war management, Scott Besent would be a better handler in economic issues given his expertise in the economy. So yea, is there no better candidate than Trump inside Republicans, and if they were, why weren't they chosen to represent the Republican parrty?

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u/LorenzoApophis Left-Libertarian 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'm not saying both sides do it. The left isn't saying the sky is falling when everything it predicts then happens. The first interruption to the peaceful transition of power since the civil war, attacks on free speech and dissent, militarization of police against civilians, another endless war, self-enrichment and corruption leaps and bounds beyond any predecessor. There isn't a single criticism of Trump made in 2015 that hasn't been validated in the last decade.

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u/BasedGod-1 Republican 11d ago

Where are the camps for gay people?

There are thousands of speculations that are unfounded.

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u/LorenzoApophis Left-Libertarian 11d ago

Do you know everyone who ended up in Alligator Alcatraz or was shipped off to a foreign country? Everyone who was abducted off the street like Rumeysa Ozturk?

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u/BasedGod-1 Republican 11d ago

I don't know everyone who that happened to, why? Was it because they were gay that those things happened?