To the editor:
Just who does President Trump think he is with the construction of his border wall, which has still not been approved by Congress, causing the destruction of mighty saguaro plants in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument?
The destruction of any organ pipe cactus, which is protected, is a crime. Trump, who wrote and signed the orders to build the wall, should face the same punishment that you and I would if we were to destroy these specimens.
I travel through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument often when visiting Mexico, and the namesake cacti are a sight to behold. It takes about 100 years for one to grow an arm.
I doubt Trump has ever been in the park, let alone seen one of these cacti up close.
Ernie Ogren, Torrance
Note from KBJ: Are you an absolutist about destruction of Saguaro cacti, Ernie? Is there nothing that could justify destruction of even one specimen? I think you really don't care about Saguaro cacti. You hate Donald Trump so much that you oppose everything he does.
