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Most corrupt of all!

By Simon Alderton, Byron Bay

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Thanks John Scrivener for his letter on Trump corruption. Hitler spoke of ‘Globe luge’, the ‘big lie’ being a colossal distortion or misrepresentation so vast and outrageous that ordinary people believe it.

Trump is using the same tactic. Starting wars and rabble raising while busy lining his own and his family’s pockets. Future generations will wonder how Trump’s colossal corruption was allowed to happen virtually unnoticed. Trump will go down in history as one of the most corrupt leaders of all time.

Simon Alderton, Byron Bay

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