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Politicians silent

Re Eugene Robinson’s July 3 Other Views column, A farce to be reckoned with: We all know that racism is still alive and strong in America.

But what is most alarming and chilling is not that Donald Trump made those racist remarks. It’s that it demonstrates that racism is still real and rampant in our own government when our Republican representatives in Washington remain silent.

Ernie Garcia, Miami

This story was originally published July 6, 2015 at 7:10 PM with the headline "Politicians silent."

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