To The Editor,
I love it when conservatives try to make excuses for the inept Trump/Musk administration. Trump made absolute loony promises on the campaign trail. Trump is own worst enemy. He just opens his mouth and says whatever comes to his mind. Unfortunately, many of his supporters believed him and now are an uproar that the price of eggs continues to rise.
Trump stated that on day one he would make prices and inflation go down. He seemed to be in amazement that people used the term groceries. Did not take him long to realize he is not a magician, but half of our country fell for his verbose and lies. All of a sudden some of his supporters says it takes time to change the economy. Here I thought messiah Trump could do anything.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24-hours. He not only has failed so far but he had the U.S. change sides and now support Putin and will throw our ally Ukraine under the bus to find favor with Putin. Trump lied straight-up when he said the Ukraine should not have started the war. What!! There is no doubt Putin invaded Ukraine. What is really disturbing even Republican office holders so afraid of Trump will now make all kinds of excuses not to answer straight-up that Russia invaded Ukraine.
All Americans understand that the federal government is too large and there probably is programs and employees that are not needed. There is a way to correct this problem but having a billionaire who does not understand our government in charge of slashing for no other reason than to slash is in an assault on our government. Trump has unleashed Musk because Trump is too lazy to do the work to find ways to be more efficient. It is easier for Trump to have Musk do the cutting without any regard to the operation of our government. It is more important for Trump to golf or attend sporting events where is faithful will provide him with the adulation he desires above all else.
"America First" "No more wars" is what Trump shouted on the campaign trial. Once in office, Trump fights with the Governor of California and tries to hold up financial assistance to the thousands who have lost their homes and businesses from the fires in an effort to extract non related concessions from the state. Trump is busy making statements on the world stage that U.S. should take over the Panama Canal; invade, if necessary, Greenland to take it over even if they don't want it, make Canada the 51st state.
However, and the most absurd idea is after the ethic-cleansing of Gaza from Palestinians, Trump will take over the area and build a lavish resort where rich people, but not Palestinians, can enjoy. I think Trump may believe that the area which has a very, very long history of war and strife and will just bow down to him and let his empire make billions from the area. This is America First? Can't help our own state of California rebuild because of the cost but can invade others and spend all kinds of money to play emperor? Talk about WWIII.
Others tout their support for veterans but are silent when Musk and Trump take a chainsaw to employees and programs vital to veterans. On Tuesday, 2/25/25, the VA stopped the cutting of 875 contracts that DOGE planned to take away. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 2/27/25:
"Veterans Affairs was prepared to terminate 875 contracts as part of a government-wide effort to cut costs, led by billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service. In announcing the moves, Secretary Douglas A. Collins on Tuesday cited as examples payments for professional services, such as executive support, coaching and training. But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by the Washington Post."
Because of public backlash for now, the contracts have been saved. But make no mistake, Musk and Trump were ready and willing to take away those funds and would still do it if the public did not object. Where is the outcry on what Trump/Musk are doing to veterans?
Welcome to the new America where compassion and caring is gone. Everyone praising what is going on in our country now will sing a different tune when the cuts come after you including Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid. While many blame the single mother usually other than white for receiving Medicaid, ask any of the nursing homes and assisted living communities in the Vinton area, how many of their residents are on Title 19/Medicaid. Think about that while you are laughing and condemning that single mom.
One more thing. How many children will have to die from measles before people come to their senses. In 2000, measles was declared irradicated. Then the assault on vaccines have been on- going and perpetuated by RFK jr. who now leads HHS. The measles cases in Texas are from the non-vaccinated. How many more children and adults will become ill or die when RFK finishes destroying disease prevention in our country?
Rosemary Schwartz
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I chuckle a bit as I seE liberals losing their mind over the fact that Trump hasn't lowered prices in 1 month and 1 week. Biden did all he could up to walking out the door to crash our economy and wipe out our country, but Trump hasn't fixed it in his 37 days in office! In a way, if you thought that he could fix Biden's, or whoever was really running the show, plan to destroy our country, it says about the competence you think that Trump has. Comparing the two, he'll get it done. Even Obama endorsed Biden with his "Biden F's everything up." Boy did he!
So the war in Ukraine didn't end on day on, sounds like it will be over today.
California, we should bail the idiots out who didn't even have water in their hydrants? The mayor is out of the country and the governor was probably out for lunch at the French Laundry again...we still have people in North Carolina who FEMA ignored because they had a Trump sign. I think California can take care of themselves...then again, I guess they can't, because they didn't plan for fires that happen every freaking year there! But we, the taxpayers should bail them out for voting in incompetence? I don't think so.
Gaza - Trump the master troller only had to suggest it and suddenly everyone is trying to figure out a way to take care of it, minus Trump. While he is probably just grinning and thinking, "See, now that's how you get things done!" However, I think Israel should wipe these monsters off the face of the earth before worrying about rebuilding.
Veteran's Affairs: as we've seen in just about every department, there is waste galore. I DOUBT any cuts will affect this department unless it's workers that aren't working, or things that SHOULD be cut that have nothing to do with assistance.
Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid...blah, blah, blah...Trump has said a hundred times that it won't be touched, but no one believes THAT...
Measles in Texas. Gee, I wonder how that virus made it into the country...Anyone? It's now RFK's fault...nah, I give that one to Biden who insisted on open borders where everyone is welcome with NO VACCINES, NO vetting, NO background check...that's all on the left.
I completely understand your panic. I just spent 4 years living in a country run by a president with dementia...see Jake Tapper's new book...note that Tapper has to flip sides so that he can make a few bucks too.
Go Elon!!! Go Trump! Thank God for MAGA!
My first paragraph states the Trump made loony promises and that his supporters believed him that he could work miracles to bring prices down. It is those who voted for Trump who are complaining that he did not do that. Those of us who could think for ourselves knew Trump is full of it and will say anything to get a vote. Now that he does not need your vote he will throw all of you under the bus to benefit himself. He is doing it already.
Rosemary Schwartz
I know when you wake up tomorrow morning, Trump will still be our President. Americans voted for everything he is doing. Unfortunately it takes a while to get all of the trash set out onto the curb after the four year clown show of freaks and bad policies Biden horded. The man literally screwed up everything he put his greedy fingers on.
As for as the L.A. fires. THEY DID NOT RUN OUT OF WATER! It was a water pressure issue, that would happen in every community in our country, if in that same position. Every neighborhood has a water source for their emergency system. But, there isn't an emergency system, in this country, that can supply water to every hydrant, at the same time. They are designed to have as much as a handful of hydrants open at one time. Not hundreds open at the same time. Any simpleton would no that each one that's open, takes a little bit more of the available pressure.
What about your king? He claimed to have opened the spigot for water from Canada to flow to L.A. All the imbecile did was supply water to the San Fernando Valley, which is 200 miles North of L.A. That water doesn't go into the emergency system. It's used to make sure that the valley remains irrigated, since a good portion of the food that we rely on, comes from there.