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To the editor:
Just a few questions for supporters of Donald J, Trump:
Do you expect a convicted felon to respect police officers, prosecutors, judges or the law and the Constitution?
Do you expect a draft-dodger who calls heroic soldiers killed in wars “suckers” to respect members of the military?
Do you expect a con man who makes promises he knows he will never keep and cheated his own workers to lead our nation with integrity?
Do you expect a compulsive liar to tell you the truth about anything?
Do you expect a racist, a misogynist and a xenophobe to treat everyone with respect?
So you expect a malignant narcissist to sacrifice anything for anyone else?
Do you expect a bully and a coward to show courage when he faces adversity or a crisis?
Do you think Donald J. Trump is an educated man when he threatened every school he attended with lawsuits if they ever divulged his scholastic records?
Can you expect Trump to lead the American economy when he filed for business bankruptcy six times?
With the economy in a tailspin, and Trump antagonizing all foreign nations with his hostile tariffs, why should the American voters who support Trump be surprised?
Michael J. Gorman
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J. Donne
It’s fair to question President Trump’s character and leadership abilities by examining his past actions and statements. However, similar questions could have been raised about Joe Biden and his entire administration, but they weren’t. Why was Biden spared scrutiny while Trump faced it?
Answer: Biden is a Democrat, and Trump is a populist; that’s the end of the story.
Wednesday, April 16 Report this
wpeakes
@JDonne
None of the things on the list posted by Mr. Gorman were ever committed by former President Joe Biden, none, and it has nothing to do with being a Democrat or Republican. Mr. Biden is a decent man who would never even think of doing such things. Trump is not a populist in the true sense of the word. When revealed and reported, his policies are not popular with the majority of Americans: mass layoffs without cause, gutting agencies without understanding their functions, threats to the health care of the underinsured, uninsured, children, and elderly, willful dissemination of highly personal information of the public to the illegal "DOGE", tariffs, incoherent foreign policy...I could go on and on. No, Trump is not a populist and he simply doesn't care about anyone who's not a millionaire or billionaire or who disagrees with him.
Wednesday, April 16 Report this
krell1349
Let's face it, Trump is a conviction felon. He's a liar and a grifter. That's a fact. Biden was never convicted of any crimes or even indicted. He is lucky he won the election or he would be in jail.
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