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Reader comment on item: A Reluctant but Unhesitating Vote for Donald Trump

Submitted by Jerry (United States), Jun 4, 2020 at 11:58

You certainly have a way with words, using them deftly to disguise the disgust generated by our president's words and actions. You just can't explain it all away and say well, ignore the rest, just vote for him. ...

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w/response from Daniel Pipes
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