The Appeal of Trump

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A, i strongly disagree of some things he says. I think part of it is he has this very persuasive, powerful presentation style. N is workh to many, birly, many young men. He stands up to the people i can't stand up to hi. This is one of the appeals. There's trump saying in i'm one of you,. strange as it may seem. And there's a kind of an appetite for that m and i think in many ways, and i don't think he would disagree with that, he is served as a father figure in his style of presentation. His more cold presenter, is a very hot presenter. But but a large part of his

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