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How now brown cows?

Sun., July 2, 2017

“Demos the selfish party” (June 20 letter) reports that Trump has a 35 percent approval rating despite “nothing but negative news about him.” I’m not sure what “Demos” is trying to prove but consider these facts published June 19 by foxnews.com: 16.4 million Americans are misinformed about chocolate milk; 48 percent are unsure where chocolate milks comes from; and 7 percent believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows!

I would not be surprised if the same Trump supporters comprising the 35 percent approval rating either believe that brown cows produce chocolate milk or are unsure about where chocolate milk comes from.

Jeannette Murphy

Spokane

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