It is very difficult to find a Kenyan
rooting for Trump and what he stands for besides Malik Obama who is purported
to be a sellout. Donald has never been seen by Kenyans to develop friendships
with them but rather have always known him for his wrath and controversial
social media posts. Some comedians in Kenya even ensure these posts become more
interesting by shooting some videos portraying Trump as a politician in Kenya
(Kamau).
President Donald is blamed for Kenyan
diplomacy failure where at some point Washington told the Kenyan daily nation
that Trump had made phone calls to South Africa and Nigeria and never made to
Kenya. He is portrayed as a politician who is not interested in Africa and
therefore Kenyans do not see any need to engage with him. The issue of Trump
sidelining Kenya and making calls to other African countries has raised many
questions thus making Kenyans judge him even more (Kelley).
Donald is portrayed as a game changer
and realistic as he belongs to his own class. A business mogul turning out to
be a successful politician not only astonished Africa but the whole wide world
as well. Most people had in mind that there would be an unintended consequence
if Trump’ election bid would go to fruition. When he ventured into politics, he
constantly reminded people of an unconventional leader that would rise to power
in a western democracy. This was seen by the press to be a great challenge to
Kenya and also to Africa in large as indicated by Sospeter Nyongesa in the
Kenyan standard digital (Nyongesa).
The Canadian press is also known for
portraying Donald in different ways. According to the MacLean’s, Canada has
tried to figure out if Donald could happen in Canada. This has indicated
reports on Donald and his supporters supporting gun rights and how they may
take matters into their hands to keep Hillary Clinton out. He is viewed as a
very irresponsible person in response to the above statement. Most wondered the
kind of country Trump hoped to govern if he could win. He was portrayed as one
of the regrettable outcome and a politician who does not care about other
countries probably because his voters were in the US. The Canada media was
always against Trump’s messages since most of them were against their will
(Gillis).
In reference to the National post by
Conrad Black in Canada, there were more follow-ups on Trump election and the
polls being inaccurate were seen to reveal disrespect for the press by the
public. A significant part of the media was uncomfortable with Trump and hoped
that Clinton would be victorious. He was viewed to have won against the
impossible odds. The Canada media had a very negative image towards Trump
becoming the president of the united states (Black).
The Guardian also had its view on Donald
Trump. It made different posts from different writers on the view of Donald
Trump. Some of the media personnel aired too much of Trump
with a thought that his reign could soon
end. Trump was largely criticized for banning some of the media from his
campaign thus made them look for other alternatives to cover the campaign
(Hepworth et al.).
In conclusion, both Kenya and Canada
have almost a similar view on Donald as a politician. None of the media houses
in the two countries seem to fully support Trump, and in most cases, he has
faced criticism from them.
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