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Trump’s ignorance scary

Gosh, wasn’t it a shame that all those people were killed in Washington, D.C. by that North Korean nuclear missile? So, theoretically, muttered the local Trump supporters after the catastrophic event.

I wonder if any of these people spent an ounce of time considering this possibility beforehand or saw any dangerous irrationality in many of our president’s actions. They are currently allowing a proven liar (who is considered consistently pathological by many) to have access to our nuclear launch codes. I seriously doubt whether any military doctor would permit him a mental clearance to operate as a launch crewman in any one of our missile silos. This is all happening right now before any potential holocaust. It can be prevented by decisive rational thinking and strong legal actions by our government.

How many world leaders doubt America’s word or see little to no truth in anything uttered by our president? Trump has proven very ignorant of anyone’s history and the ramifications of such ignorance. Even one of our closest world friends, the prime minister of Great Britain, (amazingly) chastised Trump’s total mental vacation of not comprehending the ramifications of passing on a series of anti-Muslim tweets.

If our friends think thus, what about our enemies? Something has to be done before, not after, a disaster.

Charles M. Morris

Spokane

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