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Sun., Jan. 22, 2017

With every day that passes, Donald Trump opens his mouth with a resulting loss to a company, institution, private individual or country. A recent tweet was “the value of the dollar is too high,” resulting in a reduction in the market value of same.

This has a ripple effect worldwide. His plan is to scare American and world leaders and manipulate them. He needs to educate himself before he puts his foot in his mouth, and start to do what is best for the U.S. and the world.

Barrie Waller

Spokane

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