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Self-serving disgrace
Reader comment on item: A Reluctant but Unhesitating Vote for Donald Trump
Submitted by Daniel Watson (United States), Jun 4, 2020 at 13:07
... Trump values the dollar more than he values the lives of his people, as has been proven so recently with his horrendous handling of the pandemic, not to mention the incitement of violence with regards to the BLM protests. ...
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