Saturday, February 25, 2017

#23) You Can Stop Campaigning Now


February 25, 2017

Dear Mr. President,

Listen, I hate to be the ongoing voice of negativity constantly pointing out your flubs.  But I can't let this one get by without saying something.

Yesterday you spoke to CPAC – the most conservative, radical edge of the Republican party.  Even some people in the Republican party have called it "fringe."  Now, speaking to this group while on the campaign trail is totally appropriate.  But the campaign is over now and you are the President of the United States.  And you said yourself on election night,

"To all Republicans and Democrats and Independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.  I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans, and this is so important to me."

So can you see how speaking to a group like CPAC now that you are president could be seen as divisive?  It's totally fine when you are running for office, but totally NOT fine now that you are in office, because now you are supposed to be the president for everyone.  Get it?  The campaign is over.  You are no longer courting votes (you were there at the inauguration so I though you knew).

So please, don't keep complaining about our fractured society when it is you who continues to break off splinters!  You could be building bridges and mending fences, but you're not.

Sincerely,
Amy Beaton

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