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Trump deferring to Putin angers some readers

Trump no match for Putin

Vladimir Putin is a man of guile, and Donald Trump is no match for him. Trump should have known this before the recent Helsinki debacle. However, his narcissism got in his way.


Now, after the public backlash, he, as usual, lies or blames others for his own incredible stupidity. This sad scenario has constantly played during his presidency.


Will Trump ever become the adult he thinks he is and assume responsibility for his conduct and behavior? Most likely not. The British got it right by publicly portraying him as a diapered baby. They see him for what he is. Too many Americans don’t.


—James S. Kersey.
Fort Worth




Trump is just a con artist

Let me add my perspective and take to the debate over President Donald Trump: He is merely a skillful, manipulative gaslighter and con artist who intentionally appeals to our worst inner qualities because he believes this is who and what 51 percent of us are — angry, lonely, fearful, bitter, resentful, spiteful and cold-hearted haters , some of whom fear projections that one day more than 50 percent of the USA will be non-white.

He plays all of us for fools and suckers because he himself does not believe most of the stupid things that he cleverly spoons out to us.

Some of us have fallen for that act.

—Stewart B. Epstein,

Rochester, N.Y.

Trump siding with Putin shocking

Trump siding with Putin against the United States during the joint press conference in Helsinki was shocking and chilling. Even FOX News is having difficulty spinning it as a win for the President. Will Republicans finally regain their love and patriotism for America and strongly condemn this outrage? Sadly, I doubt it.


—Blake K. Wallace,
Arlington

Unnecessary headaches with airport traffic

The news media report that the I-35W project is complete, but one of the most dangerous problems is the transition from Airport Freeway westbound to I-30.

Traffic must maneuver across three or four lanes of I-35 in a short distance to exit to I-30. Traffic backs up on Airport Freeway for one or two miles every day because of the problems merging with I-35W.

Although the project has been announced as finished, bridges are still being built between I-30 and I-35W northbound and between Belknap and I-35W in both directions. The exit from I-30 to I-35W is frequently backed up all the way to I-30.

I-820 used to be a traffic nightmare with two lanes each way. The transition from Airport Freeway to I-820 westbound near Northeast Mall is at a standstill every weekday afternoon.

We still have two lanes each way with bumper-to-bumper headaches every day. What a waste.

—Jim Packer,

Colleyville

Democrats are out of touch

A letter writer Sunday said the Democrats are in touch with the American people, and that is totally wrong. Her points are false.

Banning “military style” rifles is a false solution to gun violence. Long guns of all types account for a small number of all gun-related deaths. Banning any gun sets a bad precedent.

The Affordable Care Act has proved to be far more costly than promised.

Some studies have shown that raising the minimum wage actually costs more jobs while raising prices.

As far as special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe goes, we are now 14 months in at a cost of many millions of dollars, with no proof of collusion.

—Richard Lilly,

Haltom City







This story was originally published July 19, 2018 at 1:45 PM.

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