Letter to the editor: A speech Trump would never give

The speech Donald Trump would never give:

My fellow Americans, America is going through a difficult time. We have lost over 187,000 citizens to the coronavirus. We mourn their loss and pray for their families. A reporter asked me recently if I feel responsible. I answered the way our previous presidents would answer: The buck stops here.

We have a movement against the murders of Black people by police. There are protests and sometimes violence. I believe most police officers are good and honorable. But unfortunately some forget the oath they pledged. They need to be held accountable. I pledge to our Black citizens that I will do all I can to make this stop.

Election time can be brutal, but it need not be that way. I disagree with Joe Biden on a host of issues. That doesn’t mean we have to demonize each other and spread lies. If you can’t rely on the president to be honest, then there is something very wrong.

Lastly, I’d like to thank the press. To stifle and degrade reporters because you may not like what they say is childish. A president should welcome a free press as part of our democracy, and I do.

We are in this together. We must treat each other with respect. United we stand, divided we fall. We will not fall.

We have much to do. Together, we can do it, no matter the color of our skin or our political beliefs. God bless you and this great nation.

Please vote like your lives depend on it — they do!

Joni Nowicki Campbell

Harrison