To the editor:
Former president, and current U.S. 2024 Republican Party presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has recently began to verbally assault his current Republican Party presidential opponent, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and prior governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley for her immigrant heritage, stating that such would disqualify her from ever serving as president of our great nation, although the well-documented facts prove Trump's allegations to be, as per usual, baseless and without merit.
For the record, Haley, who was born with the name Nimreata Nikki Randhawa of Sikh parents in Bamberg, S.C., and, therefore, is unquestionably legally permitted to run for president of the United States, as she is a natural-born citizen, contrary to Trump's bogus claim.
Of course, you might recall that Trump made similar completely meritless accusations previously about former President Barack Obama, as well as Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during his run against Trump for the 2016 Republican nomination for president.
Trump, over the years, has obviously had, and continues to have, an apparent aversion to individuals with immigrant heritage, with whom he may disagree or considers to be competitors or adversaries in the political arena, which apparently completely vanishes when considering his immigrant background.
For the record, Trump's grandfather, Frederich Drumpf, emigrated to the United States from Kallstadt, Germany, in the latter years of the 19th century, and, upon his relocation to our country, changed his last name to Trump, which it has remained ever since.
In addition, recall also that two of former President Trump's three wives, including his current wife, Melania, are of immigrant heritage, and that four of his five children were conceived by the aforementioned immigrant wives, including three by his first wife, Ivana, as well as one by his current wife, Melania.
It also has been reported recently that Trump has attempted to use his massive influence over the current Republican Party in order to try to prevent what has been described as a bipartisan, and much-needed, bill to further address immigration concerns on our southern border for strictly political and personal reasons.
It appears that Trump apparently has quite an aversion to immigrants, unless, obviously, they are willing and able to further enhance his personal or professional well-being. His level of hypocrisy is both quite disturbing, as well as amazingly transparent.
Richard Hord
Martins Ferry