People chose President Trump, respect that, says Muslim Democrat
last 20 years. People already knew too much of her and she was only talking about taking ahead Obama’s policies. Q: Is Donald Trump good for the US? A: Anyone who is elected by the people should love the country. So in that sense, it is good for America. But at the same time, policies bring the real impact. So, the question is whether Trump will respect American values while formulating his policies. The internal system of America respects the contributions of people from different countries; whether he will recognise them—which I think he should—will become deciding factors on how he proved himself as a President. He has been in office for only two weeks. He has started to materialise the promises he advocated throughout the last year. He is doing what he said he would. But campaigning is different from governing. Candidates say a lot of things before elections, but there are way too many checks and balances involved in running a country. Q: Do you mean that even though he is trying to fulfil his campaign promises, but eventually he will have to improvise? For example, the ban on Muslim countries could backfire. A: Trump has already started changing. He has not “banned” Muslims from America. I don’t think Trump has planned it out too well. Instead he picked four- five countries and chose to delay the entry of people from these countries for 90 days only. That being said, if there are people who intend to cause harm to America, then I think it is fair for us not to let these people come to America. There should be no negative propaganda about that. Q. You sound like you are willing to give Donald Trump a fair chance. You are a Democrat. A: Yes, I am a Democrat. I supported Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and then Hillary Clinton. And yes, I lost because Hillary Clinton lost and I have resentment in my heart. But now we need to see Donald Trump beyond our prejudices. His main notion is how to benefit America. He has his own set of ideas on how he can do it. And it is part of American etiquette to give the new President at least a period of two-three months to settle down. He has been elected as the President of United States of America fair and square. We should respect the choice of the people. If people will not like him, they won’t bring him back after four years.