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Letter: Any number of events have second place finishers. But they’re no match for America’s chump.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

By  Tom Day | The Public Forum
 | June 15, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

May 28 marked the annual running of the 2023 Indianapolis 500. Can you imagine the driver finishing second declaring the race was stolen, even though everyone saw the winner finishing well ahead?

Or a world champion chess match where the loser declares the match was stolen?

Or an NBA championship matchup where the losing team declares the title was stolen from them?

How about the person finishing second in the national spelling bee contest claiming the championship was stolen from them?

The definition of a chump is a foolish or easily deceived person. Can we finally affix a nickname for our former POTUS, Donald the chump Trump. It’s not only a fitting nickname, but one that rhymes — seemingly a necessity in our modern political discourse.

Tom Day, Cottonwood Heights

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By Tom Day | The Public Forum