With the US election coming close to its conclusion, opinions about the two candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, will be put to the ballot.
With the UK and the US sharing close ties, we thought to get some opinions from students at NTU.
Ewan Champion, 19, a second year Business Management and Human Resources student at NTU, said that he didn’t know a lot about the US election.
However, when asked about his opinions on the two candidates, he had this to say.
“Donald Trump, I think he’s done some good stuff over the last few years, but the guy is an absolute clown the way he handles himself and other people”.
About Joe Biden, he said: “He appears like your traditional politician, he doesn’t seem to be an effective communicator”.
Out of the two candidates, Ewan would prefer Biden to win.
Max Adams, 26, a second year student studying politics, said that he had been “loosely keeping up” with the election.
As for what he thinks about the candidates, he said:
“I have a low opinion of Trump, I’ve always hated him.
“I dislike the fact he’s a liar, that he twists the truth into whatever he wants and he encourages the worst in people.
He added: “It’s shocking that he doesn’t condemn racists and white terror groups.”
On Joe Biden, he said: “I’d like him to win, he is the safest option.”
However, Max was critical of Biden when he said: “I feel like they should have picked someone else, he hasn’t got the energy like Trump has.”
Chantai Day, 20, a second year student studying Health and Social Care has followed the election and had a similar opinion.
“Trump is so radical and delusional it’s difficult to comprehend the extent of his beliefs.
“He is a racist, sexist, homophobic predatory man and does not reflect the modern ideologies of the new generations of America.
“Every day he pledges liberty and justice for all but he does not provide it.
“In the four years of his presidency he has continued to oppress minority groups.”
On Biden, Chantai said:
“Biden, albeit not the perfect candidate, is clearly the more suitable choice.
“He will bring representation and allow a less restrictive ideology to dictate his presidency.”
Postgraduate journalism student Irene Bisoni, 24, from Italy, also expressed her concern if Trump was re-elected.
She said: “I think it would be very detrimental effects for everyone, especially around big discussions like climate change.
“This undoubtedly will have a huge impact for UK politics as well.
“In Italy, Salvini is a huge supporter of Trump and looks at him as an example, especially around migration policies.
She added: “I just hope Biden is the alternative we really need, I only have hopes at the moment, but I’m not super optimistic.”
In a poll conducted by Platform Magazine, over 65 per cent of NTU students believed that Trump was going to be re-elected.
By Keiran Burt and Faith Pring