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Hoping President-elect Donald Trump is humbled by the challenge ahead of him

In this Oct. 7, 2016 file photo, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. listens at left as then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a national security meeting with advisers at Trump Tower in New York.
In this Oct. 7, 2016 file photo, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. listens at left as then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a national security meeting with advisers at Trump Tower in New York. Evan Vucci The Associated Press

I am so proud that the vast majority of citizens in my state, my county and my city were not swayed by the fear, anger and divisiveness that have consumed nearly half the country. But the results are in, so I will give the president-elect the benefit of the doubt.

I pray that the enormity of the burden he has undertaken will humble him, but if it hasn’t, I will hope that the lies, hatred and venom that he has spewed for nearly two years will consume the party that has inflicted him upon us all.

Tim Crowley, Morro Bay

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 8:39 PM with the headline "Hoping President-elect Donald Trump is humbled by the challenge ahead of him."

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