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Letter asserting Donald Trump is not racist was good for a laugh

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Associated Press

Bob Alderman (“Misquoting Trump incorrectly paints him as a racist,” Sept. 19) gave me my laugh of the day when he absurdly asserted that Trump’s racist statements are proof that Trump is not a racist.

I would try to walk Alderman through this slowly, but I’m guessing it would do no good. The minds of most Trumpists seem to be tightly closed to any facts that contradict the vile spew coming from Trump.

Oh well, at least I got a chuckle out of it.

Myra Tompkins, San Luis Obispo

This story was originally published September 30, 2016 at 8:26 PM with the headline "Letter asserting Donald Trump is not racist was good for a laugh."

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