May 31, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
It's been a few days…did you miss me? Let me
tell you what happened; I sat down to write my letter, as usual, and realized that
I had 6 different letter-worthy bones to pick with you. Six!!
In just one day! It was overwhelming. I couldn't choose just one to write about
because they were all important, so I didn't write at all. And then the next day there was another
one. Then the next day there were
two! And as my list of grievances grew
my motivation fell because it all felt so hopeless and useless. But this morning I read a news item that
perked me up and re-kindled my political fire.
Politico has released a poll showing that 43% of voters want Congress to
begin impeachment proceedings. 43%!!
Isn't that amazing?! It made me
feel not so alone in my anger towards you anymore. There are others out there and they are
organizing. So here I am, back at the
keyboard with my list of complaints.
Here goes:
-Betsy DeVos is not just dangerous for education, she's also
dangerous for children. Google her
testimony during the House Appropriations subcommittee meeting where Rep.
Katherine Clark tried to get her to take a stand against discrimination in
schools, and she wouldn't. There is no
discrimination that Betsy DeVos doesn't support. It's sickening.
-Telling Philippine President Duterte the location of our
secret nuclear submarines at a time of near-war with North Korea was unbelievably
stupid. Secret means you're not supposed
to tell anyone and the stakes couldn't be any higher right now. Duh.
-Jared Kuchner had no right to set up secret communication
channels between you and Russia. I'm sure he did it at your request, and one or
both of you is going to pay heavily for it. That was also incredibly
stupid. Considering how many highly paid
lawyers you have you'd think someone would be able to tell you what's legal and
what's not.
-The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 24 million
people will lose health insurance under your new plan. Makes me sick just thinking about it.
-Did you know that there are NO border-state Republicans
that support building a southern wall…not a single one. Isn't that interesting.
-Melania wearing a $51,500 jacket during your trip to Italy
was vulgar and inappropriate. That is a
decent annual salary for many people in this country (such as myself) or a
police officer, a sheriff's deputy, a fire fighter, a first year teacher, a
coal miner, or a registered nurse. You
have lost perspective and are completely out of touch with the lives of real
people. Public disgust can be a very
dangerous thing Mr. Trump, just ask Marie Antionette.
-The video of you pushing Prime Minister Markovic of
Montenegro out of your way at the NATO meeting was appalling and shameful. I was embarrassed to be an American when I
saw that video.
-When Ivnaka and Melania were in Saudi Arabia they did not
cover their heads. That's fine. Whatever.
But a few days later when you all
arrived in Rome to visit the Pope they donned traditional black veils. Why the double standard? It looked as if you were showing preferential
treatment for one religious leader over another (which you probably were).
-Leaking the identity and key information about the
Manchester bomber was sooooooo stupid and I don't blame the UK one bit for
suspending intelligence sharing with the US. Yet another rookie mistake for
your jagaloon crew. They are beginning
to add up, aren't they?
-Why in the world did you lift the ban on Argentinian lemons
coming into this country!? You built
your campaign on promises of fair trade and putting America first but Argentine
lemons haven't been imported to the US for 16 years and allowing them in now is
going to destroy small-scale citrus farmers.
Smooth move idiot. What happened
to hire American, buy American?
-Three men were stabbed (2 fatally) on a train in Portland,
Oregon when they tried to calm a man who was berating two teenage girls, one
black and one wearing a hijab. This is a
hate crime. Hate crimes are on the rise
since your election because you have made it socially appropriate to be
publicly hateful. The killer was
recorded in the police car as saying, "I hope they all die. I'm gonna say that on the stand. I'm a patriot, and I hope everyone I stabbed
died. That's what liberalism gets
you." This is a direct result of your
hateful rhetoric. You should be ashamed
of what you are doing to this country.
-Removing the US from the Paris climate agreement will have
dire consequences, not just for the US, but for the entire planet. That agreement committed almost every nation in the world to take action to curb the warming
of our planet. For some reason you think
that protecting the environment will harm the economy or slow down job creation
which is total nonsense. Stop watching
Fox News and listen to a real scientists and economists for a change. Talk about "fake news", sheesh.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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