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An unsettling question

It is now very clear that Russian operatives purchased thousands of ads to try to influence the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump. Fact!

Whether they succeeded or not, whether Trump or any of his campaign staff were involved or not remains to be seen. However, what everyone of us should be absolutely trembling in our boots about is why Russia wanted to get Donald Trump elected in the first place.

Thomas Strickler, Port Matilda

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 12:29 AM with the headline "An unsettling question."

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