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To the editor:
Donald Trump, a Putin fan, compares himself to the Russian patriot, Alexei Navalny, who was murdered by Vladimir Putin. Trump said he sees himself as a victim, not unlike Navalny.
If Trump were a history teacher, he might tell his students that George Washington and Benedict Arnold were both good guys. And really, were Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis so different in their contributions to America? Maybe not, according to Trump.
This is Trump’s interpretation of the First Amendment freedom of speech clause: The right of a (former) president to hold mutually exclusive and contradictory positions with immunity, impunity and buffoonery.
Just how great does Donald Trump think he is? In October, Trump compared himself to Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison, before finally vanquishing apartheid.
So, Donald, which is it, Navalny or Mandela? Soon Trump may be comparing himself to Mahatma Gandhi or another Nobel Peace Prize winner, Bishop Desmond Tutu. Some of Trump’s supporters really think he is God’s messenger.
Michael J. Gorman
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