{Inside|Within just} the last few {times|days and nights}, we've seen America {in|for|by} its best -- {in the|on the|with the} funeral of former {1st|initial|primary} lady Nancy Reagan -- and at its {most severe|most detrimental} inside the behaviour of Donald Trump, who {requires|will take|can take} no responsibility for the incendiary rhetoric of his campaign for the Conservative presidential nomination.
Mrs. Reagan's service was dignified and uplifting, an unifying {instant|second|minute} across party lines, a moment of which {almost all|most|every} Americans could be {happy|very pleased|pleased}. Trump's demeanour on the campaign trail is divisive and disgraceful, fraught with dreadful prospects for American democracy.
Nancy Reagan's {support was|services was|assistance was} a state {funeral service|memorial|burial} in all but brand, a national occasion. {Virtually every|Just about any|Practically every} first family of the modern era, from the Obamas back to the Kennedys, was represented. {However,|Your} media played {a great|a confident} and praiseworthy role, in remarks by former {tv set|television set} anchors Tom Brokaw and Diane Sawyer, who protected the Reagan years.
Mrs. Reagan had given her staff a love {notice|page|notification} from her husband, with instructions that their good friend Brian Mulroney be asked {to see|to learn|to study} it at her funeral. Previously unpublished in the diaries and {characters|words|correspondence} of Ronald Reagan, the letter {using their|off their|from other} first {Xmas|Holiday} in the White {Home|Residence|Property} in 1981 spoke {quantities|amounts|volumes of prints} about their intimacy and authenticity as a few. Mulroney also spoke of their exemplary service to their country. "As a first couple, they {displayed|symbolized|showed} America with great {variation|differentiation|difference}, " he said. "They had a magnificent {feeling|perception|impression} of occasion. They {experienced|got|acquired} style, {plus they|and so they|and in addition they} had {elegance|sophistication|style}, and they had {course|school|category}. "
The venue {intended for|to get|pertaining to} her service, the Reagan Presidential Library on a hilltop overlooking Simi {Area|Pit|Vly} in California, was a reminder of Reagan's {large|substantial|excessive} vision of public {existence|lifestyle|your life} -- "a shining {town|metropolis} {after} a hill. {inch|inches|very well}
Hours {following this|after that} uplifting {event|celebration}, violence erupted at the site of an Overcome rally in Chicago, {exactly where|wherever|in which} thousands of Trump {followers|proponents|fans} clashed with protesters. {Assault|Physical violence|Abuse} broke out at {additional|various other|different} Trump rallies over the weekend before the Overcome campaign finally mustered {power over|control over|charge of} its events by busing in supporters from {kilometers|mls|a long way} away.
Seething with violence, Trump predictably blamed the protestors, whom he {branded|classed} "disruptors", for the {chaotic|thrashing} incidents. While running {on the|over a} signature promise to "make America great again", his campaign slogan has turn into a shout of "get 'em out! "