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The ascension of Donald Trump to the Republican nomination for president must be one of the most remarkable events in American history. He used unvarnished ignorance, misogyny, racism and libellous insults, all in a context of shamelessness and narcissism. It seems likely that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency next month, but getting to the Republican nomination has been a dazzling achievement for Trump — and a tragedy for America.

In his climb up the primaries to the nomination, he demonstrated not only his ignorance of foreign affairs but his lack of any acquaintance with American institutions. He imagines that anyone elected president immediately becomes a dictator, able to defy existing laws or even create new laws instantly.

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He believes that more guns will solve crime problems, so “I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools,” he’s said. “My first day, it gets signed, OK? My first day. There’s no more gun-free zones.” As for the “two million criminal aliens now inside of our country,” he said, “We will begin moving them out day one. As soon as I take office. Day one, my first hour in office, those people are gone. They’re going out. They’re going out fast.”