To all of you who voted for Donald Trump, thinking he was going to lower your cost of living and keep you safe from harm, I hope you are paying attention to what he has been doing in just a couple weeks.
First, let’s look at his raids on documented and undocumented workers — the workers who grow and harvest your food, maintain your property, build homes, care for your children and provide basic health care for your sick family members. These raids accomplish two things: (1.) They raise prices on all the basics we take for granted, including food, housing, child care and health care; (2.) They terrify families who have called America their home and who have dutifully paid their taxes and raised their families here.
Second, let’s look at Trump’s executive order issued Friday, ordering the immediate resignation of any lawyers and their staff at the FBI who have had anything to do with his two impeachments or investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. These are the people who protect us from criminals, coup plotters and terrorists. Without them, our country will no longer be safe. This is retribution on a grand scale.
Julia Sperry
Hockessin
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