Donald Trump and the Republican MAGA cult immersed in a cesspool of political lies

Echo opinion letter published in the Jacksonville My Journal-Courier in Illinois.

Now we bear witness to the consequences- a legacy of lies

Donald Trump Nazi salute!

Vice President Kamala Harris did not whine and lie to the American people that she really won the 2025 presidential election.

And because it was a free democratic election, the American people will get the government they deserve.

For those citizens who feel disappointed that a majority of voters chose as their leader a demagogue who believes the rule of law does not apply to him, your duty now is to bear witness to the consequences.

And remember. For history’s sake.

And stop thinking about King Trump. Entertainment is his game. He’s the best at keeping everyone distracted while he performs his con. He knows what he’s doing.

Also, don’t waste your time trying to convince your friends and relatives who have slid down the rabbit hole of self-delusion. This election proved Mark Twain was right when he observed, “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”

Stay awake as the herd nods off and avoids evidence of an insurrection that happened before their very eyes. Observe the idiot wind that blows constantly from the mouths of all those Trump-pets pretending that traitors are patriots. Don’t fall for the false equivalencies, like convincing you that their retribution is the same as real justice.

From James Tweed in Ocean City, New Jersey

Iowa voter opinion- Trump denegrates American heroes like Senator John McCain and wants to be a dictator

Dump Trump #VoteHarrisWalz 

"Trump said he would be a dictator on day one, he has already said that. Only the dumb cult followers will still vote for him. The dumb that vote for him are the reason Hitler 卐 came to power."

Opinion : Letter to the Editor: Trump speaks code to his followers
By Vinton Today:  Dear Editor of Vinton Today website news in Iowa:

Beware ⚠️ of people who are oblivious to the obvious. People (i.e. Donald Trump❗)who lose an election, and believe they won. Not based on evidence. But based on what they "feel." ❓

I am a Conservative. Many Republicans today delude themselves by calling me a RINO (Republican In Name Only). 

True Conservatives believe in the Constitution, Democracy, and the rule of law. Donald Trump only believes in himself. Every other value, or person, is expendable. Don't believe me? Pay attention when he speaks. Then watch what he does. Do you really believe if you are loyal to him, you are "special?" If that pitch sounds like a cult, it's because it is. Today there are even people in some churches whose words and deeds imitate Donald more than they do Jesus. Like Donald, they mistake bluster for courage. They need to feel like they are brave. But they hate real courage. 

Remember when Donald referred to Senator John McCain as a loser because he had been captured when his jet was shot down in Vietnam? Donald hated McCain for possessing something Donald completely lacks: character. 

Senator John McCain grave in the Annapolis Naval Academy cemetery (L'Heureux photo)

When McCain was offered an early release because his father was an Admiral, he declined because it violated the military code of being released in order of capture. Can you imagine Donald turning down that deal? You can't. Donald is incapable of putting anyone, or any ideal, above himself. To not see that, you might be a bright person. But you have surrendered your common sense.

Listen to him talking code to encourage cowards to make anonymous threats, against prosecutors, judges, witnesses, poll workers, political opponents, journalists, or anyone else he feels threatened by. Republicans stuck on Trump (the real RINO's) are stuck on stupid. We'll soon learn if the Party is too.

James Tweed in Vinton Today