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Donald Trump is not a king

Donald Trump really believes he’s a king but, in fact, he’s a weak bully with a fragile ego who demands retribution for any perceived slight.

Regardless, the damage he has done to our country in only one month is unfathomable and is rapidly accelerating:

Investigating (and later shutting down?) media that’s critical of him; demonizing and threatening Democratic leaders including state governors and attorneys general; firing our generals, inspectors general and agency heads; placing the most incompetent and unqualified people in charge of our government; attacking the U.S. Post Office; decimating the ranks of employees who support our national parks, forest service and so many other critical services; shutting down USAID and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; ignoring the separation of powers, Congress, the Constitution, civil service rules and court orders; alienating our allies and weakening NATO; deserting Ukraine; stopping all efforts to support DEI and attacking minorities, women and the LGBTQ+ community; devastating efforts to stop climate damage; weakening FEMA, the FAA and other emergency support systems; and ditching our world responsibilities, while embracing authoritarianism … and this list could go on and on.

What is the endgame here? We are already becoming a pariah!

Carol Cure

Durango