Trump’s strong support among citizenry remains baffling – and frightening

Editor:

As I find myself living my 75th year on the planet, I am reflecting on some of the most strange and surprising things I have witnessed.

Nothing seems more bizarre to me than the idea that nearly 50% of our citizenry is willing to support, and vote for, Donald Trump. If I agreed with all his plans for and opinions about our nation, I still wouldn’t be able to vote for him. If he could somehow eliminate the five worst things he has done in his 78 years, moving up #s 6-15 to his “top ten of awfulness,” he would still appall me.

 I had a brief discussion with a stranger a few days ago. Got around to my observation that if, on 9/11, the jet that struck the Pentagon had targeted the Capitol building instead, both Senator Ted Kennedy and First Lady Laura Bush would have been killed.

He told me that it was a missile that struck the Pentagon. I said, “Oh, you are a Trump supporter, I bet!”  He went on to tell me what a “great patriot” Trump is. (If Trump is a great patriot, I might be the Pillsbury Dough Boy.) We soon parted ways. Can’t recall whether or not I informed him what I wouldn’t do if Mr. Trump was on fire.

How such a life-long con man can be supported by more than 10% of our citizens both astounds and frightens me.

Tom Taber

Albion