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Did I read correctly that Sen. Orrin Hatch addressed the Utah Legislature and said Donald Trump is the only one to get us out of this mess? What mess? Donald Trump inherited a robust economy that President Barack Obama left him. The only thing Donald Trump inherited was a fortune and we elected "The Mess." As far as ISIS is concerned, it would never have developed if not for Bush/Cheney invading a sovereign nation such as Iraq. Sen. Hatch, you are a fraud. Predictably, you've aligned yourself with whatever Republican is president. If your constituents follow your logic about not putting Judge Merrick Garland to a vote because President Obama was a lame-duck president, then you, sir, have to recuse yourself from every vote in the Senate, as well as not be allowed to sponsor or originate any legislation, since you are a lame duck senator going into your last term. It's politicians like you that disgust the American people. Remember, Sen. Hatch, that Donald Trump didn't get the majority of the popular vote, only the majority of the Electoral College (with help from the Russians). Sen. Hatch, you disgust your constituents and need to consider resigning now.
Ryan Hinkins
Salt Lake City