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This country needs Donald Trump

To the Editor:

I was reading Scott McLeod’s piece last week (www.smokymountainnews.com/opinion/item/17903) with interest when suddenly I felt like I was hit by the literary equivalent of a brick. You start with “This is not a political column, but …” and then proceed to trash Donald Trump, accusing him of everything from being a liar to being an uninformed, uneducated idiot, stating “… he doesn’t know history or foreign policy, isn’t well read….”

Shame on you for making these biased, unfounded statements. Donald Trump graduated from one of the finest colleges (Wharton School of Business) at one of the finest universities in the country (University of Pennsylvania, which, by the way, is in the Ivy League). You don’t know what he reads or knows. You just want to sway your readers against him because of your own misguided beliefs.

As an attorney who has lived six decades now, I’ve seen enough of the political process in this country and the results thereof to know that Mr. Trump is nothing short of a breath of fresh air. He has not only forced a discussion of issues that our so-called leaders prefer to keep under the rug, but he has also offered us a chance to regain control of our great country from forces that simply don’t care about our prosperity or that of our allies. 

President Obama has blatantly snubbed our allies (i.e., Mubarak in Egypt, Israel) and embraced our enemies (i.e. Iran, Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt). The fallout has only begun. If we don’t dramatically change course ASAP, I fear for the future of this nation. And you should, too.

Aimee Fried

Waynesville

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