To the Editor:
I just finished The Politics of Fear – Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate, written by Robert Griffith in 1970. The similarities between President Donald J. Trump and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy are astounding.
McCarthy’s behavior as an out-of-control bully with no sense of morality and a clear disregard for the truth reminds me of the president. His McCarthyites fell into line, no matter how outrageous his behavior, in the same manner that Trumpsters refuse to condemn anything the president does.
September 26, 2018
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