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Editorial: We know who Paul Nehlen is

The poet Maya Angelou once told her friend Oprah Winfrey, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

So consider:

• Paul Nehlen posts the phone numbers and email addresses of critics after claiming "74 are Jews" (Journal Sentinel, Jan. 31): "A GOP challenger to U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is giving out the contact information of his critics, singling them out for harassing calls and messages. Paul Nehlen, who was beaten handily by Ryan in 2016 and is challenging him again this year, drew scathing attacks by posting to Twitter a list of his critics and saying most of them are Jewish."

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• Paul Ryan's GOP challenger Paul Nehlen draws international criticism for tweet about Prince Harry's fiancée: (Journal Sentinel, Feb. 11): "A Republican challenger to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan drew international criticism over the weekend for tweeting an image that replaced the mixed-race fiancée of Prince Harry with a dark-skinned prehistoric Briton known as 'Cheddar Man.' As of Sunday afternoon, Paul Nehlen's Twitter account had been suspended."

Angelou was right.

Paul Nehlen repeatedly demonstrates who he is.

— David D. Haynes for the Editorial Board