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We were safer before Trump

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Wednesday, September 02, 2020
We were safer before Trump

To the Editor:

Trump is fine with the violence and looting. He thrives on drama and chaos. He can continue to drive home his law and order rhetoric and convince people that Democrats are responsible for it all. 

Truth be told, this kind of violence never happened under an Obama/Biden administration. There weren’t riots and vigilantes in the streets killing people. We didn’t see Black men brazenly beaten and killed in broad daylight. We didn’t see white supremacists marching through the streets with torches and AR-15s. More than 180,000 Americans didn’t die from a virus. Fact is, we were a helluva lot safer before Donald Trump took office.

Annette Bell

Otto

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