In response to Richard A. Pender’s unpaid political endorsement of Donald Trump (“Can Trump Restore America and Change the Status Quo?,” Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, June 2), I would ask the author, In just what way is Trump a product of the plebeian pot?
Trump, in fact, is anything but a plebeian, or “common” person. He was wealthy the day he was born. And as far as putting his money where his mouth is, Trump, from all the considerable research I’ve done on the candidate, has put almost all of this money into his own pockets. While I agree that Washington is dysfunctional, Trump isn’t the right person to right the ship. To date I have yet to hear him take a clear, firm position on any of the issues that this nation faces to make it healthy and whole again.
Pender’s gratuitous remark that President Barack Obama would accept a crown if offered one is offensive and totally devoid of any facts. First, George Washington was never offered a crown. Second, Pender neglected to mention that President Obama has had to bypass Congress in some instances because both houses have put up roadblocks that have prevented him from being able to govern. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, not long after Mr. Obama was elected the first time, made it clear that the No. 1 objective of his party for the next four years would be to keep Obama from being re-elected. The vox populi, Mr. Pender, obviously didn’t agree.
Christopher Stier
Milltown
