Contrary to Ed Rogers' advice (Turn Down the Heat on The Donald, The Citizen, Feb. 16), and speaking, unlike Rogers, as someone who is not a paid right-wing lobbyist, I only hope that the press and the majority of the American electorate who voted against Trump last November, keep building the fires of criticism of and opposition to the nasty ignoramus who now occupies the White House.
The deep and growing opposition to Trump, contrary to what Rogers implies, is only to a limited extent about the obvious chaos caused by the foolishness of the new administration. More of the energy to keep the hot spotlight on Trump responds to his long-term well-documented pattern of insulting adversaries, rather than addressing the substance of their critique.
It is everyday increasingly clear how sustained the cozy connection is between Trump and his people, and Putin - the dictator of Russia.
This is not primarily about the disgraced security chief Michael Flynn, but of a well-established camaraderie between Trump, his advisors and the world's most powerful tyrant.
Against that background it can be of little surprise that among the targets of Trump's first barrage of attacks has been his own intelligence community in Washington. After all, those are the people in a position to know and dig deeper into the treachery that candidate Trump and his team have been up to for much longer than a few weeks. Add to these existential threats to the American republic, the tragic impact he threatens to have on climate change, public education, admission of needy refugees, a free, and respected press, relations with long time military allies, international trade and race relations. The missteps of Trump's first month are merely the sordid tip of a perilous iceberg.
Norman Dale
Prince George
