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<p>If a child says the Easter Bunny brought him a basket of treats, we don&#8217;t scold him for lying. He is just believing a harmless fantasy. He is not, of course, telling a truth, but he could probably pass a lie-detector test. Good boy!</p><p>Now let&#8217;s think about Donald Trump, facing off for the highest office in our land. Some of his obscenities include debasing Mexicans, Muslims, gays and women. He also made a contemptuous remark about U.S. Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who refused to give in for early release. Trump doesn&#8217;t regard the senator as a war hero; the Donald likes people who don&#8217;t get captured! Quite an insult, not only to the senator, but to all who serve our country. </p><p>Trump is a shame on our nation, and the world is watching.</p><p>At his rallies, Trump boasts about how rich he is, and cheers go up. The audience members must not know that he was born into wealth, sustained by daddy until young Donald knew how to hire people to manage his life. Together, he and his staff cheated their way up the ladder, using Chapter 11 bankruptcy four times. Trump University was a scam; Trump picked the pockets of those who wanted nothing more than to learn.</p><p>During rallies, Trump encourages tempers to flare. Did you hear him promise legal protection for punching a protester? His antics are hostile, saying that he could shoot someone and not lose voters. Why would he even think such rubbish, no less say it on national TV? Those words revealed that this man has no heart, no soul. Only bullying skills.</p><p>And does he believe, as the good boy with Easter chocolates, in his own imaginings? This would explain how the other Republican contenders could not stop him. They couldn&#8217;t argue with someone who doesn&#8217;t distinguish between reality and his own fiction.</p><p>Donald Trump is not all there. And he should not be on the ballot, either.</p><p><strong>Mary E. Hawran</strong></p><p>Honesdale</p><style>
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Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump seen as ‘shame on our nation’