To the editor:

And so it begins.

In the article about Biden’s and Trump’s campaigning in Iowa, Biden is referenced as calling Trump an “existential threat” and discussing the negative economic impact of Trump’s tariffs on average Americans. Trump calls Biden a “loser” and a “dummy.”

And what is the print headline? “Biden, Trump trade barbs in Iowa.”

Really? You’re equating “loser” and “dummy” with “Iowa farmers have been crushed by his tariff war on China”? Nice to see The Times perpetuate the “both sides do it” media perspective of 2016.

Sandra Willard, Los Angeles