Paul Ryan
Office of the Speaker
H 232 The Capital
Washington, DC 20515
August 23, 2017
Dear Mr. Speaker,
Well, here's a bit of good news: former director of National
Intelligence James Clapper also feels like Donald Trump is dangerously unfit
for the office of President of the United States. It seems that I am – increasingly - not alone in this belief. In an interview with CNN he said that Trump's
speech in Phoenix last night was, "downright scary and disturbing"
and when asked if he questioned Trump's fitness for office Mr. Clapper replied,
"Yes I do. I really question his
ability, his fitness to be in this office and I also am beginning to wonder
about his motivation for...maybe he is looking for a way out. " If you haven't seen the full interview
already you should watch it. It's very
sobering to see someone with the knowledge and experience of James Clapper
publicly calling our president a "national security threat".
I watched Mr. Trump's speech in Phoenix last night too. My take away from it is that he uses the word
"lies" to mean statements of facts that he doesn't like. He also presents journalism and the media as
a personal campaign against himself. Of
course neither of these things are true, but for that diehard group of Trump
supporters who don't have the critical thinking skills to see that these are
untrue, tensions are mounting. These people want to trust that what Mr. Trump
says is true because he is the President (a job usually held by a trustworthy
and honest individual). But Mr. Trump is rallying a group of people that he
neither understands nor can control and is willing to lie to buoy up his own
agenda and ego. So why does it matter if
the President lies? Well, it mostly matters because there are people who will believe him.
Like James Clapper, I am very concerned for our nation and I
believe that Donald Trump should be removed from office. I believe in the principles and ideals of
democracy and I also believe in accountability from our elected officials. As Speaker of the House you have the power to
begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. There is no higher office in the land than
president, but even presidents are responsible to the people and what the
people are increasingly saying is remove
him from office before it is too late.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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