To the Editor:
I am a little surprised that Donald J. Trump is being so severely criticized for “his brutish agenda” (“Donald Trump’s Pygmalion Project,” Opinion, April 27) when a much scarier agenda of a previous presidential candidate comes to mind. Does no one else remember the fear of nuclear war that would certainly result, many of the fear mongers proclaimed, if Ronald Reagan were elected president in 1980?
Well, Reagan was elected, and nothing happened. In fact, this belligerent (with the Soviets and communism) candidate Reagan turned out to be, in the eyes of a great many, one of the greatest presidents. Could this scenario not also be applied to the candidacy and possible presidency of Mr. Trump?
Now, of course, Reagan and Trump have much dissimilarity. But they also have much similarity.
Mr. Trump shares with Reagan the qualities of being a Washington outsider, having very effective (though different in style) communication skills and having a confrontational view of current world affairs.
Reagan was more the grandfather and Mr. Trump is more the huckster, granted. But Reagan was a plain speaker and so is Mr. Trump. And American voters have always appreciated this.
JAMES MCIVOR
Busan, South Korea
Note from KBJ: Donald Trump will be a great president, perhaps one of the greatest this great nation has produced. He will surround himself with the best people (just as he has done in his business life); he will act in behalf of the American people rather than the wealthy and powerful; he will never hesitate to say what he believes for fear of being called racist, sexist, homophobic, or xenophobic (thereby distinguishing himself from the likes of George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney); and, most importantly, he will undo the damage that Barack Hussein Obama has done to this country. Get right with Donald. It's not too late. We're going to take our country back from the thugs and make it great again.
