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There are many kinds of patriotism — and disrespect

Member of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Member of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts. AP

Our fake president states that anyone who does not stand for the national anthem is showing disrespect for our great country.

What a hypocrite. Who is he to say who is patriotic and who is not?

Did he show respect for our country when he placed many of his businesses in foreign countries, or when he used foreign and illegal workers to help build his resorts, or when he used foreign steel in some of his buildings?

Did he show respect for our country’s citizens when he scammed many out of their resources via Trump University or the Baha Condominiums Project?

Does he show respect to the citizens of this great country when he pathologically lies to us on almost a daily basis?

I am a patriotic person, and I do stand for our anthem. Those who do not are citizens of this great country and, most likely, patriots also.

Robert W. Cowsert Jr.

Lexington

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