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Mike Salm: Trump should be embarrassed; even school kids have more class

Early in Donald Trump’s campaign for president he called people names. The first rule of my classroom was “no name calling.” If one doesn’t have the character and respect for others, there will be name-calling. As president, he continues to name-call. There is his arrogant attitude toward the rule of law. Trump has been an embarrassment.

Mike Salm, Merced

This story was originally published June 8, 2017 at 6:36 PM with the headline "Mike Salm: Trump should be embarrassed; even school kids have more class."

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