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Evone Cardenas: Trump’s sacrifice? That must be in the empathy department

Donald Trump you say, “I think I made lots of sacrifices. I work very, very hard.” How can you dare to compare yourself to Khizr Kahan?

This narcissist psychological disorder allows you to be extremely arrogant and completely numb to the feelings of others. An illustration of sacrifice is the first story that opened the Democrat National Convention. I am referring to 11-year-old Karla Ortiz, who worried that if she comes home from school it will be empty due to the deportation of her parents.

The motivation for immigrant families to come to this country is the opportunity to work – doing work most Americans choose not to do. Most of these immigrants work extremely hard in low paying jobs. Including those who clean and maintain the Trump Hotel. Do you not have an understanding of what hard work is? Look at field workers, food servers and construction workers. These men and women are forced to devote their time to hard work instead of going to school. That’s sacrifice. So, Donald Trump, have you made true sacrifices or ever had a hard day of work in your lifetime? Never-mind, I already know the answer!

Evone Cardenas, Turlock

This story was originally published August 2, 2016 at 2:21 PM with the headline "Evone Cardenas: Trump’s sacrifice? That must be in the empathy department."

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