Elected officials must act to stop Trump
After listening to Donald Trump in Great Britain and with Putin in Helsinki, I am now convinced that he is somehow connected to Russia, and not in a good way.
Trump had the opportunity to strongly call out Putin over their meddling in our election.
Instead, he attacked our ally Great Britain by insulting and demeaning their Prime Minister, attacked the media using Stalin's words that the "press is the enemy of the people," defended Putin and his denials, blamed President Obama and he even undermined our own government by saying the investigation into Russian meddling and the resulting indictments of Russian operatives are simply a "rigged witch hunt." Trump believes the Russian president's denials but rejects his own government's national security findings. Our president shows no loyalty to our own country.
Donald Trump is a danger to this country, but what is even more worrisome is that our senators and representatives are predominantly unwilling or unable to see this and act on it.
Trump is not protecting this country; he is undermining and weakening it on the world stage seemingly to make Putin happy.
Our legislators must put aside partisan politics and protect this country. I cannot claim to know why, but what Donald Trump is doing is so clearly traitorous that it should frighten every American citizen to his or her core.
We must all demand action to stop him now.
Cynthia Kehoe
Elk Grove Village