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Gachagua is right, loose talk sinks nations

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [DPCS]

No leader in the contemporary world relishes the dark power of words like Donald Trump. The former US president got away with countless reckless speeches between 2017 and 2021.

A purveyor of racial hate, he discarded many statements as he impulsively made them. Verbal diarrhea and fiery Tweets on immigration, race, trade, security and foreign policy defined him.

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