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28 October 2020updated 29 Oct 2020 6:54am

Leader: Why Trump and his clan must go

If US democracy is to survive, the removal of Trump and his enablers from office is not just desirable but essential. 

By New Statesman

The contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the US presidency is more than a clash of competing visions – it is a vote on whether American democracy itself deserves to survive.

When Mr Trump was elected four years ago, we warned that he was the least qualified president in American history; he had repeatedly shown himself to be a racist, a misogynist, a bully and a narcissist. His conduct in office has merely confirmed our view.

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