Jackie Calmes’ column on Sept. 28 blasted Trump for his remarks at Charlie Kirk’s funeral about hating his enemies. Then she says the audience applauded. She needs to go back and listen. Some might have applauded, but we did not hear it and we doubled-checked. We heard laughter at Trump’s self-deprecating, not surprising, Trumpian admission that he was not like Charlie, but probably should be.

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He praised Charlie as “a missionary with a noble spirit and a great purpose” who forgave his enemies and wished them well. Then he said, “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie — I hate my opponents and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry, Erika, but Erika can talk to me — and the whole group — and maybe they can convince me that’s not right ... now, Charlie’s ang

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