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Donald Trump too immature, abrasive to be president

In this March 4, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in New Orleans.
In this March 4, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in New Orleans. AP

I understand that many people like it because Donald Trump is spending his own money and not that of a political party; he is not officially a "politician" and that he makes a lot of bold statements.

However, will his child-like arrogance, foul-mouth abrasiveness really be able to accomplish anything for the American people, or only increase his own wealth?

Let me assure you that I vote conservative and our country "does not" need a Sanders nor Clinton in the White House!

Mr. Trump, while at debates, news interviews and his own rallies, has made child-like facial expressions and hand gestures in response to serious comments made by others, so do we really want a person with this level of maturity attempting to work with world leaders?

The president of Mexico has already stated that they will not pay for the wall as Mr. Trump has stated they will.

Should Mr. Trump be elected, he would quickly learn that he cannot do all the things he states without the cooperation of the House and Senate! He makes a lot of statements for change, but doesn't say how he will pay for them.

It is also interesting to note that during the debates, Chris Christie challenged Mr. Trump about "how" he was going to accomplish things, without receiving answers, and now he (Chris) is in Mr. Trump's back pocket.

My hope is that voters will seriously consider Mr. Trump's level of maturity and that he will not be able to buy and bully all of the world leaders.

Tom Clark

Bradenton

This story was originally published March 10, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Donald Trump too immature, abrasive to be president ."

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