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Dear editor:
In an age when information (and misinformation) is increasingly distributed based on algorithms which tend to promote confirmation bias as opposed to facts, it might be appropriate …
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Dear editor:
In an age when information (and misinformation) is increasingly distributed based on algorithms which tend to promote confirmation bias as opposed to facts, it might be appropriate to review the public record as it relates to Donald Trump:
Trump University was convicted of fraud in civil court, forced to pay $25 million in fines, and was closed;
The Trump Foundation was found guilty of fraud in criminal court, was forced to pay $2 million in fines, and was closed;
Donald Trump was found guilty in civil court of sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll and forced to pay $5 million in fines;
The Trump Organization was found guilty of fraud in criminal court; penalties pending;
The Trump Organization, Donald Trump, and his sons Eric and Don Jr. were found guilty of fraud in a civil court; penalties pending.
Additionally, Donald Trump faces 91 felony criminal counts relating to the mishandling of classified documents and his role in what is now called the Jan. 6 Insurrection.
I can certainly understand Donald Trump’s appeal to that portion of the populace most interested in the type of government known colloquially as “Owning the Libs.” As a self-proclaimed “Lib” myself, there is no one I find less suited to an office of public trust. What I can’t understand is how a U.S. senator like John Barrasso can endorse such a man for the highest office in the land.
Turns out, physicians don’t really take the Hippocratic Oath. Senators do, however, take an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Apparently, for presidents and senators alike, that appears to be a meaningless and antiquated gesture.
Phil Anthony
Powell
