Letters: Trump’s rise recalls Germany’s fuhrer
Presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up to supporters after a campaign rally Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Wichita, Kan. Credit: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast
Donald Trump’s inexplicable rise to the top of the Republican contest for president has left me, and I’m sure many others, wondering how someone without government experience, who insults women and other groups, and who proposes outlandish means of controlling illegal entry into our country, could have risen so high [“Target: Trump,” News, March 4].
I liken this time to the late 1930s in Germany, when people were desperately searching for change, when a savior came to the front and promised that Germany would be great again. That “savior” was Adolf Hitler.
Robert Wilson, West Islip
If ever there were a compelling reason for Republican primary voters to reject Donald Trump for president, it was presented when Trump was endorsed by David Duke, former leader of the KKK [“Trump delays a disavowal,” News, Feb. 29].
Any person with the slightest sense of integrity should realize that if a KKK loyalist supports a candidate, it’s because the person believes he or she has much to gain if that candidate is elected. The KKK’s agenda is hate.
Trump has trumpeted that agenda many times by threatening to build a wall to keep people from entering the United States and promising to deport immigrants.
Vincent Grabinsky, West Babylon
