Just today, this composition authored by me was published online in The Oklahoman. While I don’t expect all of you to agree, I felt it was important to express how I believed. A wide range of varying opinions were conveyed in the article, and I invite you to peruse it yourself. One of the great freedoms we have in our country is the ability to say how we feel, and I value all of your thoughts and feelings, no matter that they may differ from mine.
To date, what has Donald Trump accomplished?
1) Through his tariffs, he has created economic chaos and alienated our allies. Warren Buffett once said, ““Tariffs are actually . . . an act of war, to some degree,” and what used to be our friends have now become our enemies. Alliances are important in maintaining order in the world, and Trump’s tariff policies are isolating us and making us a pariah.
2) He has created a constitutional crisis, basically ignoring the order of the Supreme Court to expedite the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly abducted and imprisoned in El Salvador. Whatever happened to due process?
3) He performed a mass pardoning of those convicted in the Trump-incited January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol. Law and order? Who are you kidding?
4) What about the unconditional support for our Ukrainian friends who valiantly fight against Russian aggression?
5) He has appointed a cabinet of the biased, those willing to do whatever Trump desires, no matter the right or wrong of it.
6) He has threatened to make Canada a 51st state and to take over Greenland. Trump certainly knows how to make friends, doesn’t he?
7) He is attacking our universities, wishing to bend them to his will, whatever that might be. Here’s to Harvard for standing up to him.
8) He has dismantled USAID, which functioned to end global poverty and promote democratic societies. Why?
9) He has created a climate of fear for those who happen to disagree with him. Remember the old Buffalo Springfield song, “For What It’s
Worth,” with the lyrics, “Step out of line, the men come and take you away.”
10) Trump wants to gut Medicaid, dramatically decreasing health care to those who need it the most.
11) He deported three children to Honduras who are US citizens, one a four-year-old with cancer who was sent away without medications.
12) While decreasing governmental waste is an admirable idea, Trump’s DOGE will not only cut away fat, but also muscle and bone. As has been suggested by various publications, in this situation a scalpel is more appropriate than a chainsaw.
I could go on and on, but I’ll stop here. I think you get the picture. Because of Trump’s blatantly fascist tendencies as well as all of the above, I am afraid for the future of our country. I suspect that many others feel the same way, given his 100-day approval rating is the lowest of any president over the past seventy years.His grade is no better than an F-.
Gary Conrad – Edmond
Gary D. Conrad
In my view, Gary, your blog post is spot on — a courageous statement of facts. I applaud your forthrightness, clarity, and directness.
As you note, not everyone will agree, since Trump was so good demonizing Kamala Harris and Democrats in general, many misinformed or disinformed people who follow ‘infotainment’ and disingenuous media outlets have formed quite different views, based on the media they consume.
Hi Dan, Thanks for your comments. I continue to be amazed at how much misinformation and hate is spread not only by Trump, but also certain media outlets, and the listener, seemingly willing to take everything at face value, goes along with these arguments without investigation. While many news outlets take a certain slant, some intentionally spread mistruths, leading to a misinformed and biased viewership.