Reject Donald the Destroyer for the safety of US and the world

Washington

DONALD Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee to contest the United States' presidential election in November, is clearly not a standard Republican. The party's leaders and elected officials fought against him during the primary, and many are still reluctant to endorse him. He is now aligning some of his policy proposals with mainstream Republican ideas, but is also clearly determined to retain his distinctive identity.

The resulting ideological mix comprises three main components: virulent anti-immigrant animus, ignorant anti-trade rhetoric, and extreme anti-government sentiment. Taken separately, any one of these would be damaging; taken together, they would deal a major blow to US and global prosperity, while also weakening national and international security.