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Turns out Nixon wasn’t the worst Republican. Trump is.

In this May 10, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
In this May 10, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci AP

A note to marchers: Don’t bother. Donald Trump is a paranoid sociopath. He literally does not hear anything that does not match up with his inner dialogue. He will say anything, tell any lie, that gets him what he wants. Ever since Richard Nixon, I have been saying the Republicans can’t give us anything worse. And every time I am wrong.

Chuck Maly, Los Osos

This story was originally published May 11, 2017 at 8:50 PM with the headline "Turns out Nixon wasn’t the worst Republican. Trump is.."

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