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Anxious to hear Trump give State of Union address

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., March 9, 2016.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., March 9, 2016. AP

You bet I would love to hear Donald Trump give the next State of the Union address. The last thing we need is Hillary, Bernie, Cruz or Rubio, who are all establishment.

The establishment is what has brought this country to the verge of bankruptcy. The establishment types are like a fraternity that protects their own. The establishment is now assaulting Trump with misleading ads in an attempt maintain their status quo. That is not what this country needs.

Hillary is again making hollow promises to the minorities, just as Bill did when he ran for president just to get their vote. Where are the minorities now in terms of gaining access to jobs that provide a living wage? Bill Clinton sent those jobs overseas with the passage of the NAFTA trade agreement.

The corporations that benefitted have been paying back Hillary and Bill with enormous funding of the Clinton Foundation and enormous $250,000-$300,000 speeches that fund their personal bank accounts. Meanwhile, the minorities and much of what used to be a middle class are on the outside looking in.

Even Ronald Reagan, whose claim to fame was getting Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, couldn't separate himself from the establishment. Reagan went to Japan after his term in office and received $7 million, yes, that's millions, for giving a 15-minute speech. That was the thanks the Japanese gave for a trade agreement that allowed them to send their cars to U.S. by the millions, which began the erosion of jobs in America.

We have a chance to send an establishment outsider to White House. Trump will bring back jobs to America and replace the phony Obamacare health plan with something that is affordable to corporations and workers.

Anxiously waiting to hear trump give the next State of the Union address!

Daniel Wiggins

Ellenton

This story was originally published March 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Anxious to hear Trump give State of Union address ."

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