Trump first since Kennedy with courage

Since Donald Trump was elected nine months ago, the media has been spewing a lot of adjectives to describe him. Racist, bigot, unfit, narcissist, insane and embarrassment are just a few that come to mind.

These are very strong words to describe the president. In most cases, the people hurling these insults are only describing themselves. The people who voted for President Trump knew the onslaught would come, changing the liberal, progressive agenda that the establishment has been advancing for the last 50 years is not an easy task. Traditional Democrats and Republicans, the do-nothing lovers of the status quo, will not go down without a tough fight. But they must go down; the future of our country depends on it.

Many people say President Trump is an embarrassment. The track record of the Progressive Movement over the last 50 years is much more fitting of that description. Here are just a few of their accomplishments: 40 million babies murdered; $20 trillion debt; more people on government assistance than ever; 75 percent of black babies born out of wedlock (35 percent in 1965); failing public education; liberalized colleges; high addiction rates; high inner-city murder rates; the allowance of small minorities to redefine traditional institutions; U.S. veterans making up the largest percent of the homeless, while we give billions to foreign countries (sometimes our enemies); massive illegal immigration; massive social division.

The losers of the last election did not address any of these issues and there wasn't any indication they ever would. President Trump did, that is why he won. Most Americans don't care about all the stupid tweets, they care about the real issues. President Trump is taking on the establishment. The last president to do that was John F. Kennedy. A more fitting adjective to describe President Trump would be courageous.

Jim Winters

Wood Dale