Donald Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson and MAGA Republicans are supporting hate throwing political red meat to dangerous extremits

The horribly tragic political assassination in Minnesota on June 14, 2025, should not be surprising. 

"His crimes are the stuff of nightmares," Thompson said at a news conference as he outlined the "chilling" details.  Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of killing Democratic Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in "political assassinations

Donald Trump’s rally cry on January 6, 2020, fired up a mob turned loose on the capitol. He tried to hide the violence for history by pardoning the convicted criminals who attacked, destroyed, injured and killed.

Echo opinion letter published in the Pagosa Springs Sun a Colorado newspaper:

No Kings peaceful protest sign June 14 2025

Since inauguration day 2025, the talk and the tactics of the Trump administration, its supporters in Congress, and right-wing leaning news, podcasters and influencers have been a steady drumbeat for destroying, demeaning and dehumanizing. Think about wholesale elimination of federal agencies (much of it illegal), broadside attacks on universities, cultural institutions and law firms (also mostly illegal), and brutal treatment of immigrants and protestors, including use of force against members of Congress and local officials in New Jersey and against a U.S. Senator in California. Trump’s objectives are revenge and retribution.

Anyone who disagrees with him is an “enemy”, who, he says should be impeached, jailed, investigated or deported (even if they are U.S citizens. Trump’s moral compass is stuck on HATE.

No Kings peaceful protest sign June 14, 2025

Then, in early June, Speaker Mike Johnson, who holds himself to be a person of deep Christian faith, called for California Governor Gavin Newsome to be tarred and feathered, a gruesome form of vigilante punishment meted out in this country into the 20th century. Johnson’s moral compass is not lined up with his professed Christian faith. IOW, Johnson is a hypocrite.

On June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated in a shooting at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States. Hortman, the leader of the state house Democratic caucus, was killed alongside her husband, Mark. 

Trump called the assassinations “terrible” and Mike Johnson condemned them. But, that is not enough. They and the Republicans need to take responsibility for their role in fomenting, i.e, instigating, the violence. It is they that tossed the match and have been fueling the fire every day for six months.

In fact, the legacy of Donald Trump, with Mike Johnson and the MAGA Republicans, is political assassination by domestic terrorists. How can anybody believe they are leading this nation in the right direction?

From Candice Jones

SignalGate stupidity put American military in harms way but incompetent Republicans ignore the dangerous incometence

Letter to the editor: Incompetence published in The Pagosa Springs Sun, a Colorado newspaper:

SignalGate — Encryption Can’t Fix Stupid❗ (Medium by Ash Rust)

Signalgate❗All kinds of theories are floated about how it occurred, who is responsible, and if the text messages were really secret. Outside of the partisan wailing, this is a simple case of human stupidity.

Dear Editor of the Pagosa Springs Sun: My head is exploding with the knowledge that top administration officials were communicating “operational intelligence” freely on an unsecured text app, Signal Messenger, LLC, to which some member of the group had “inadvertently” added The Atlantic Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. 

To his credit, Mr. Goldberg wrote about the astonishing incident without compromising the security of US Intelligence. 

Astounded, I am beyond stunned at the incompetence and stupidity of the Trump officials/Cabinet members/Vice-President/Secretary of State/SecDefense Pete Hegseth/Director of National Intelligence/National Security Advisor/Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Now they are trying to “spin” this idiotic breach into a working policy discussion as if it is of little consequence. 

To my mind, this is tantamount to TREASONOUS neglect of intelligence and behavior not in keeping with any patriotic intent. 

In any other administration, these foolish people would immediately lose their security clearances, their positions, and their time in grade. Some might even face prison sentences. 

Pete Hegseth clearly placed American military men and women in harm’s way and could have easily been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of patriotic individuals serving their country in the most honorable of ways. He is clearly unfit for duty. 

All of the Republican GOP Congressmen and all (but one) of the GOP Senators smoothed the way and consented to the appointments of Hegseth, Rubio and others who make up the top tier of Trump’s Cabinet and governmental appointments. They are responsible and should be held liable for this breach of conduct and thoroughly incompetent, unprofessional behavior❗ Donald Trump is trying to cover for the actions of his majorly unqualified crew of moronic minions. 

We are becoming the laughingstock of the civilized world. America can kiss it’s formerly stellar reputation as a world leader goodbye. Who would trust us now❓ Serious question - Is this a violation of any laws regarding exposure to espionage❓ If so, these people should be relieved of their duties forthwith and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I am including Trump as well.  In fact Trump has more than demonstrated he is not fit for the duties of President of these precious United States of America. 

Trump should be impeached and removed from office as soon as it can be arranged. The House and Senate Democrats and any Republicans who can no longer live with the shame of having acquiesced to Trump’s pressure to “go along” with his autocratic regime should make haste and act now to save our country and our democracy before it’s too late. 

Please❗ I am imploring you to save this country and stop the benign neglect that seems to have overtaken the Legislative (co-equal) Branch of the American Government!

Sincerely, From Eddie Abbott