Below: On December 20, 2016, The Conversation presented Jesse Dollemore criticising Donald Trump’s admiration for Vladimir Putin and suggesting it posed a threat to American institutions.
Below: On October 25, 2016, documentary film maker Michael Moore was televised explaining the appeal of Donald Trump as president to a large section of the United States electorate.
Below:In August 2016, 50 United States military and security experts signed an open letter condemning Donald Trump as President as a national security risk.
BBC News presented a report on this development featuring comments from supporters and opponents of Donald Trump.
Below: On August 16, 2016, the public information group Fusion televised a commentary on the manner in which Donald Trump had conducted his presidential campaign. The video clip argues that Trump has seriously damaged the nature of political debate in the United States.
Below: On November 14, 2016 in his first press conference after Donald Trump won the presidential election, President Obama shared his perspective on Donald Trump‘s temperament and how he thinks his successor might operate in office.
Below: A five minute documentary explaining the operation of the United States Electoral College system.
Below: A six minute documentary showing some of the shortcomings of the Electoral College system.
On November 18, 2016, Fortune published a comment by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin J. Ely titled 'Why Did So Many White Women Vote for Donald Trump?'
The comment argues that these women were part of that group of largely white, working-class voters who believed their employment opportunities to be diminishing.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://fortune.com/2016/11/17/donald-trump-women-voters-election/
On November 16, 2016, The Nation published a comment by John Nicols titled 'Hillary Clinton's Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented-and Still Growing'.
Nicols argues that Hillary Clinton's winning margin in the popular vote indicates that there are fundamental flaws in the United States voting procedures.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-is-unprecedented-and-still-growing/
On November 11, 2016, Vox published a comment and analysis by Zachary Crockett titled 'Donald Trump will be the only US president ever with no political or military experience'.
The piece contrasts Trump's pre-presidential experience with that of other US presidents and suggests why this makes him unsuitable.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/11/13587532/donald-trump-no-experience
On November 11, 2016, BuzzFeed News published an analysis and comment by Dan Vergano titled 'Trump And Nuclear Weapons: Here's What's At Stake'
The analysis considers that power of the United States nuclear strike capacity and the mixed messages being sent by Donald Trump's foreign positions.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/trump-on-nukes?utm_term=.ckwZ61vk5#.thzLwnPWj
On November 11, 2016, The New York Times published a comment by Max Fisher titled 'What Is Donald Trump's Foreign Policy?'
The article analyses Donald Trump's probable foreign policy positions and suggests some of the risks associated with them.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/world/what-is-donald-trumps-foreign-policy.html
On November 10, 2016, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Ian Shields, associate lecturer in International Relations, Anglia Ruskin University, titled 'Don't worry: the world can do business with Donald Trump'.
Shields argues that Donald Trump as president will be compelled to recognise current political and economic realities.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://theconversation.com/dont-worry-the-world-can-do-business-with-donald-trump-68535
On November 10, 2016, The New Scientist published an opinion piece by Chris Simms titled 'The psychology that explains how Trump's divisive rhetoric won'. The comment seeks to explain why divisive messages such as those promoted by Donald Trump during his campaign were accepted by much of the electorate.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.newscientist.com/article/2112272-the-psychology-that-explains-how-trumps-divisive-rhetoric-won/
On November 9, 2016, The Mirror published a comment by Steve Robson titled 'When does Donald Trump get the nuclear codes - and how easy is it for him to use them?'
The comment demonstrates the US president's relative ease of access to the nuclear codes.
The full can be accessed at http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/donald-trump-nuclear-codes-how-9223920
In October 2016, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict published a paper by Aubrey Immelman of the University's Department of Psychology titled 'The Political Personality of 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee Donald J. Trump'
The paper examines both the political strengths and weaknesses of Donald Trump's personality traits. The full text can be accessed at http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1105&context=psychology_pubs
The June 2016 issue of The Atlantic published a comment by Dan P McAdams, professor of psychology and the director of the Foley Center for the Study of Lives at Northwestern University.
The comment is titled 'The Mind of Donald Trump' and is an analysis of a range of personality descriptors that might account for Donald Trump's current behaviours and predict his performance as president. The conclusions McAdams draws are negative.
The full text of this comment can be accessed at http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/the-mind-of-donald-trump/480771/
On April 13, 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center published a comment and analysis piece by Maureen B Costello titled 'The Trump Effect: The Impact of the Presidential Campaign on Our Nation's Schools'
The article suggests that the type of divisive, racist rhetoric employed by Donald Trump during his campaign is having a negative effect on American children.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.splcenter.org/20160413/trump-effect-impact-presidential-campaign-our-nations-schools
On March 14, 2016, the ABC published an analysis and commentary by John Keane, director of the Sydney Democracy Network and Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. The piece is titled, 'Donald Trump is an existential threat to American democracy'.
Keane describes the divisive nature of Donald Trump's rhetoric and the violent behaviour of some of his supporters and suggests that United States democracy is being put at risk.
The full text of this article can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-14/keane-trump-is-an-existential-threat-to-american-democracy/7244240
On March 2, 2016, The Huffington Post published a comment by Gautam Mukunda, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School titled 'Why Donald Trump Might Be the Most Dangerous Presidential Candidate in History'
The comment analyses Donald Trump's attitudes and lack of political experience and party endorsement to suggest the risk his candidacy poses.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gautam-mukunda/why-donald-trump-might-be_b_9368144.html
On December 13, 2015, The Star published a comment by Daniel Dale titled 'Why Americans support Donald Trump'
Dale argues that Trump has become the preferred candidate of those white Americans who see their needs as having been ignored by the conventional political system.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/12/13/why-americans-support-donald-trump.html
Cook's Political Report National Popular Vote Tracker supplies a current detailed account of the raw votes and percentage of the popular vote achieved by United States presidential candidates. The votes achieved by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election can be accessed at http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/133Eb4qQmOxNvtesw2hdVns073R68EZx4SfCnP4IGQf8/edit#gid=19
The March 1980 issue of VQR published a comment by Michael Nelson titled 'James David Barber and the Psychological Presidency'. The article is an attempt to explain Barber's theories regarding the impact of personality traits on the effectiveness of a president.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.vqronline.org/essay/james-david-barber-and-psychological-presidency
