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Backing Trump

A supporter holds a sign while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Appleton, Wis.
A supporter holds a sign while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Appleton, Wis. AP

Backing Trump

I’m very tired of the hatred toward Donald Trump.

It’s time for things to change in America. All of the uninformed and freeloaders are scared of the change.

Politicians are scared their money and secrets will be exposed.

They put on anti-Trump rallies and use other hateful tactics.

I’m tired of hearing he is losing votes from women.

That is another GOP tactic.

I’m so disillusioned by the GOP.

Lavonia Messick,

Fort Worth

 

Frightening is the only word I have for activist groups helping legal immigrants qualify for citizenship so they can vote against border security and immigration enforcement. (See Sunday news story “Immigrants rushing to become citizens, vote against Trump.”)

Donald Trump is a buffoon. But this election may be our last chance to preserve the U.S. as a sovereign nation.

The thought of masses of immigrants becoming citizens so they can oppose a border wall, immigration enforcement and deportation of illegals has moved me to support his candidacy.

Daniel O’Connor,

Euless

 

America is at a crossroads between what we need and what we want.

We need a George Patton.

Yes, I know he was egotistical, arrogant, crude, rude and a pain in the backside. But he was effective and he got the job done.

He was not politically correct and he didn’t kiss behinds.

He was not a politician or a clergyman, but he believed in God.

Our political race is a shambles.

We seem to want somebody who praises everyone, never says a bad word about anyone, will do as my political party wants and as I want, believes as I believe, never calls a spade a spade and never says anything that would upset another sex, race, country, individual, organization or party.

It appears that we want that person to be corrupt like our politicians.

George Patton got the job done and was effective.

He didn’t please the politicians.

Wyman Bess,

Roanoke

This story was originally published March 31, 2016 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Backing Trump."

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