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The Utah congressional delegation and the Republican Party have selected their presidential nominee and are asking us to endorse Donald Trump. What I am trying to figure out is which nominee they are asking us to vote for.
Is he the nominee behind Door 1 — who will bring back torture, build a $30 billion border wall, deport 11 million people, ban all Muslims, add $10 trillion to the national debt, withdraw from NATO and other defense pacts, negotiate reduced payments on the national debt, start a trade war with China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, put guns in classrooms, etc.?
Is he the nominee behind Door 2 — who now says all of these things are mere "suggestions" and he will negotiate something with someone?
Or is he the nominee behind Door 3 — a closet liberal who won't do any of these things because he chased and caught the nomination but now finds himself with slogans but no plans and doesn't know how to actually do what he has promised?
Based on Trump's recent tweets and bluster, it appears that Door 3 is the one.
Gary R. Hecox, Ph.D.
Park City