TFG's Putin envy: Trump is stupid to praise the evil Russian tyrant

#StupidtRump- #TFG continues to show poor judgment

#SIASD - Ben Carson with TFG

 

Echo opinion published in Canton.com The Repository, a daily newspaper in Canton, Ohio.

I admit, I have never felt Donald Trump had the judgment or character to be the president. As his presidency progressed, his actions only strengthened my opinion. 

When the overwhelming consensus among U.S. intelligence agencies was that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election, Trump sided with Vladimir Putin when Putin stated Russia did not interfere. Robert Mueller was able to gather enough evidence to indict 12 Russian intelligence officers for their role in hacking into the Democratic computer system.

Envious of #EvilPutin

Then there was the time Trump tried to extort the Ukrainian president by withholding congressionally mandated military aid to pressure Ukraine to open investigations for Trump’s political benefit. Later, after losing Georgia in the 2020 election, Trump, in a taped call, pressured Georgia officials to “find” votes to overturn the election.

Consider #TFG's Trump’s actions during the seditious Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. After encouraging his supporters march to the Capitol building and “fight like hell” and watching the riot for several hours, Trump eventually tweets about the rioters, “We love you. You’re very special.”

The National Archives confirmed that Trump had “classified” and “top secret” documents at Mar-a-Lago after his presidency ended. Not exactly a secure location.

Trump showed incredibly poor judgment when issuing complimentary statements about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. World leaders are nearly unanimous in condemning Russia’s aggression. Countries with leaders who have not condemned Putin’s invasion of Ukraine include Iran, North Korea and China. Hardly stellar company!

Considering Trump’s praise of Putin after the invasion of Ukraine, I would suggest that Trump admires Putin, and envies Putin’s dictatorial power. Is this an attribute American leaders should have? When evaluating candidates in upcoming elections, the judgment and character of candidates pandering for Trump’s endorsement should be as suspect as Trump himself.

From Carl Humenik, in Jackson Township

Right Wing Republican stupidity: Ukraine is fighting a real war for freedom

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Echo opinion published in The Repository, in Canton, Ohio and in Yahoo News:

Evil!

All too often these days, we hear the words freedom and patriot bandied about by evil right-wing zealots. 

At one time, these stupid people used to be a minority, but have now become the majority of what was once the Growing Old Party (Republicans). They protest against government policies aimed at protecting citizens from COVID as an attack on their individual rights. Fox (aka Russian propaganda network), OAN - One American News (aka "only alternative news") and other propaganda networks feed the conspiracies that fuel this nonsense.

They are stupid. Indeed, they are delusional and see themselves as patriots saving us from tyrannical government overreach. 

Had they put as much effort into helping defeat COVID, perhaps we might have returned to normal and lives would have been saved. These are not patriots.

So, right wingers? You want to see patriotism in action? Look at Ukraine. They are fighting an invasion by a dictator hell bent on eliminating their freedoms and their country. You see Ukrainians rallying around their government to defend their homeland. That’s patriotism.

They are willing to fight and die for freedom, while the "Don’t Tread on Me" crowd here are unwilling to protect themselves, let alone anyone else, from COVID. They have shown a willingness to take up arms against our government when their chosen one called them to action like a wannabe dictator. That faux patriotism was on full display January 6, 2021, when our nation’s flag was used to bludgeon police in what they called “legitimate political discourse.”

While Ukraine is fighting a real war for freedom and their very existence, Trumpublicans are waging war on vaccines, public health, voter rights, civil rights, women's rights, transgender and gay rights, as well as books and history. Basically, they want the same thing Putin does — absolute control — as the flood of new laws that restrict or eliminate the above throughout the country shows.

— Michael Watkins, Jackson Township, in Ohio

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Letter to the editor: Look to Ukraine to see patriotism in action