Donald Trump and maga Republicans must put an end to verbal slander against women journalists

Letters to the Editor: We can’t let ourselves become desensitized to Trump’s hostility toward women❗ Echo letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times: It’s an ugly and unfortunate sign of our times that Donald Trump acting as the president of the United States is viciously attacking a reporter’s reasonable question by snapping “Quiet, piggy”. This horrible attack must generate more substantial nationwide condemnation. 

Trump's slander suggests we’re becoming desensitized to the ugliness spewed by the president. 

Columnist Anita Chabria wrote a brilliant analysis of this issue (“‘Quiet, piggy’ wasn’t a joke. It’s a dangerous invitation to violence,” Nov. 21).

Donald Trump’s shocking and extremely ugly insult to this female reporter is simply the latest in a long line of his personal attacks on women. His go-to insults are to call a woman “very low IQ” (particularly when insulting a woman of color) or calling women “nasty” or “terrible.”

Like it or not, Trump’s conduct (like the conduct of all past presidents) sets an example for young people. Do we really want Trump’s aberrant behavior modeled by a generation of young men❓ Do we want that behavior to be inflicted on our wives and daughters ❓❗ (

By not more loudly condemning Trump’s appalling behaviors, we appear to be indifferent to them, or even condoning them.

What kind of a dangerous society are we then creating for women and young girls in this country❓

From Matthew Singerman, in Newbury Park California