Recent Public Forum contributors Paul Sharp and David Haughey, both of whom blame Democrats for fomenting hatred (presumably in criticisms of Donald Trump), need to take off their ideological blinders and recognize that it is, of course, Trump himself who, through his ongoing attacks on the Chinese, on Muslims, on Mexicans, on NATO, on WHO, and any other individual or group he sees as the enemy, that has created this environment of hatred.

In fact, most of Trump's political messaging is angry and antagonistic.

The fact is that we Democrats/progressives are merely fighting fire with fire in an attempt to call attention to the broad-scale affront this man has been to his office, to honesty, and to the ordinarily generous spirit of this country.

Keller Higbee, Salt Lake City

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