In The Star’s Aug. 15 editorial “GOP must repudiate more than Donald Trump’s timing” (10A), it states “Yes, Charlottesville (is) sad. But sad, too, is that more Republicans who know exactly who Donald Trump is are not more clearly distancing themselves even now. Every toxic leader, and Trump is one, is made possible by those who know what’s wrong and yet for their own reasons keep quiet.”
This statement implies that GOP representatives do not support Trump’s positions and yet do not have the courage, character or integrity to do the right thing for the benefit of their constitutes [sic]. As always, they think only of themselves and their financial backers.
Maybe the real problem is that Republicans do not distance themselves from Trump because deep down they support his ideologies.
It’s time to call it what it is. These Republicans are not necessarily cowards. The truth is that anyone in office who does not openly and directly rebut Trump actually agrees with and supports his actions.
Everyone, please make your honest opinions known to your representatives in Washington, D.C. It matters. Vote your conscience.
Don Bendetti
Kansas City
