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Scripted words make Trump seem less odious than he is

Donald Trump calls for ideological screening tests of all immigrants. Aug. 31, 2016. (C-SPAN)

Is that really Donald Trump reading off a teleprompter, the same communications-enhancing device for which he excoriated President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ("Trump uses friendly words about Mexico to soften combative rhetoric on illegal immigration," Sept. 1)?

I suppose when your own remarks hurt and offend to the point that you are unelectable, it makes more sense to lip-sync the words of paid professional political operatives.

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After all, the truths you really own can come through once you are elected and your "politically correct" mouthpieces are entrenched in jobs for the next four years.

Robert Dubansky, Stevenson

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