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Letter to the editor: Absurdities and atrocities

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2 Min Read Feb. 6, 2026 | 10 hours Ago
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President Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion because his tax returns were released by a hacker during his first term. If he would win, that is money right out of our pockets. He has already enriched himself and his family to the tune of billions of dollars just last year. The money from seized Venezuelan oil has been deposited in Qatar. The oligarchy that is “paying” for all of his vanity projects — ballroom, golden arch, Kennedy Center redo — are getting multimillion-dollar government “contracts.” Just a bait and switch on the money.

Unemployment continues to rise and the dollar is losing value globally. Our allies no longer trust us and our one-time enemies are now our friends (Russia, China, etc.). We threaten sovereign nations such as Greenland. We need Greenland for security because of our enemies Russia and China, but doesn’t Trump consider them friends? Confusing. It couldn’t possibly be about taking their minerals, right?

Since citizens get no moment of peace from this administration, I could also list the over 4,500 times Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files, but the DOJ tells us this absolves him. As I write this, Trump has called for “national elections” for “fairness.”

The hate and lies this administration spews about fellow Americans boggle the mind. For example, who really believes that, if you don’t support militarized cities and assaulting American citizens at protests, you must support unfettered illegal immigration and hardened criminals? To quote the 18th-century Voltaire, “Those that get you to believe absurdities can get you to commit atrocities”

Karla Thomas

Hempfield

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