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Respect for the president

When I heard Paul Ryan's excuses for Trump's behavior, I had to laugh. He said "He is new to this and doesn't understand how things work here"

Look, Republicans if you want people to accept and respect the president you can't use the excuse he is ignorant and stupid.

Arlen Custer

Durham

This story was originally published June 12, 2017 at 10:49 AM with the headline "Respect for the president."

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