Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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Donald Trump's approval rating is 47%. Barack Obama's approval rating at the same point of his presidency (3 March 2012) was 46%.

Over 100 years ago, France was racked by a scandal referred to as the “Dreyfus Affair.” A French army officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason for allegedly passing information to Germany. He eventually was exonerated after it was discovered that the French military had withheld information that proved him innocent of the charges. He was returned to military service and later fought in World War I.

We now have the “Vindman Affair.” Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a highly decorated career Army officer, has been accused of treason and espionage by President Donald Trump’s supporters because he testified about the now-infamous Ukraine telephone call in response to a congressional subpoena. The truth of his testimony is supported by the written record of the conversations Lt. Col. Vindman testified he overheard.

Shortly after the end of Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial, both Lt. Col. Vindman and his twin brother, also an Army lieutenant colonel, were summarily removed from their positions at the National Security Council. The Trump spokepersons [sic] say this was not an act of vindication, but part of a previously planned reduction in the size of the NSC staff. At the same time, Mr. Trump tweets a signal to the U.S. Army that Lt. Col. Vindman’s action should be reviewed for possible disciplinary action.

Today, the question is not whether you support the United States, but whether you support Mr. Trump. It is sad that Mr. Trump is unwilling to follow the lead of President George Washington, who argued that national interests—not individual interests—are supreme.

Stephan K. Todd

Cranberry

Note from KBJ: Have you ever heard of insubordination, Stephan? Look into it.

The National Institutes of Health is home to some of the greatest doctors, scientists, and researchers in the world. Thank you for all your doing @NIH, keep up the great work! https://t.co/lzgha7jRw1 pic.twitter.com/oLi8HbSzlY

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2020

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Here is Kurt Schlichter's latest column.

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.

.@FoxNews is working hard pushing the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats. They want to be, unlike their competitors, @CNN & MSDNC (Comcast), Fair & Balanced. When will they ever learn. The Radical Left never even gave @FoxNews permission to partake in their low rated debates!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2020

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