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Karen Ohl: A great Republican wanted to tear down walls, not build them

Donald Trump wants to wall us in from the rest of the world. Quite a contrast from another Republican (Ronald Reagan), who on June 12, 1987, in West Berlin, said: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” The wall had divided East and West Berlin since 1961, separating families. I remember a classmate in our college speech class crying as she shared her anguish. Don’t fence me in Mr. Trump!

Karen Ohl, Modesto

This story was originally published June 27, 2016 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Karen Ohl: A great Republican wanted to tear down walls, not build them."

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