As our country approaches the 1-year mark before the November 2016 Presidential Election, and we are roughly six months away from major presidential primaries and caucuses, which begin in February, Donald Trump still stands as the Republican front runner in most polls.

Back in June, Donald Trump made his grand entrance into the lobby of the Trump Tower in New York City, pompously descending into the crowd of his minions below him. In his great descent down the escalator which led him to the place he announced his candidacy, one could mark this as the beginning of the continuous de-escalation of next year’s presidential election. Campaigning on the slogan, “Making America Great Again,” it is brutally obvious that every time he opens his mouth to speak, he is making America grate again (and again, and again).

To “grate,” as used as a verb without an object, is to have an irritating or unpleasant effect. Throughout the election process up to this point, all statements made by Trump have rubbed a vast majority of American people in the wrong way. He disrespects women, people of other nationalities, and he disrespects Americans who are not in the upper class.

So far, Trump has made innumerable disrespectful comments about people of all genders, races, and classes. From his subtle menstrual joke directed at Megyn Kelly, to his blunt, degrading comment directed at Heidi Klum, to his untrue stereotype about Mexican immigrants, this hopeful presidential candidate has made it clear that he has no respect for anyone–aside from himself–whatsoever.

Trump’s demeaning comments are not merely a reflection of his obvious contempt of women and Mexicans, but are also a clear manifestation of his lack of reverence for anyone other than himself. By degrading others, he tries to make himself feel more accomplished than them, and in doing this, it appears as if he feels that he is “cooler” than them; to me, it seems as if Donald Trump is still mentally stuck in middle school.

For example, he sent out a tweet to Twitter user and fellow Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham saying, “Congrats @LindseyGrahamSC. You just got 4 points in your home state of SC—far better than zero nationally. You’re only 26 pts behind me.”

Really, Trump? In order to promote himself successfully to the general population, he must publicly belittle his opponents. While he believes that it embellishes his campaign, it simply makes him look like a disrespectful fool.

Imagine someone like this, a man who has no filter, running our [already] great nation. I cannot imagine the queen of England taking it very kindly in being told that, “she is no longer a 10,” or the president of Mexico respecting a man who blatantly called the people of Mexico drug-dealers and rapists. The president is supposed to be someone who is respectful of other countries and their leaders, and I cannot imagine Trump successfully acting under these conditions.

The thing the American people need to remember is that life is not a reality TV show. Sure, Trump puts out some funny tweets, wears his hair in that ridiculous comb-over, and has made debates and politics in general twenty times more interesting to watch. However, when it comes down to it, Donald Trump is not fit to lead our nation. Our government is not meant to be a reality show where it’s politician’s comments are joked about; we are one of the greatest powers in the world and it’s time we start acting like it.

It’s time that the American people realize that this election is no joke, and that his grating comments are not “Making America Great Again,” but rather lessening our credibility and respectability in the eyes of other nations people and leaders. To quote Trump himself, “Our politicians are stupid.” You, Mr. Trump, are no exception.