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Here’s a suggestion for whoever makes those Trumpy Bears I’ve seen advertised on TV. Why not add an audio chip to your product?

Push Trumpy Bear’s button, and he yells, “No collusion! No collusion!” Or if you want a little more variety, you could add a few other Trumpy favorites such as “Witch hunt!” and “Fake news!”

Instead of a push button, maybe you’d want to activate Trumpy Bear’s voice chip by tugging on his big red necktie.

Better yet, use a voice-activated chip and program it to sound off whenever it detects the word “Russia,” just like the president and his supporters.

There are all sorts of possibilities.

I wouldn’t buy the thing myself, but maybe the guy in the commercial who likes to take Trumpy Bear along on his motorcycle would enjoy it.

Connie Weaver

Kansas City

Note from KBJ: If Trumpy Bear were accurate, he would simply keep describing his many successes, followed by "Winning!"

Thank you Ohio. I love you! https://t.co/HYSaQOB6GW

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018

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The mainstream media spend an inordinate amount of time repeating and parsing the words of President Trump and Rudy Giuliani regarding the Russia investigation and charges of collusion.

Commentators and pundits seem perplexed about the apparent shifts and inconsistencies in the Trump team’s claims and strategy, often conveying the impression that the president is out of control and doesn’t seem to have a clear and well-thought-out game plan.

However, the media’s coverage may miss the point and actually reinforce what Trump really is doing. In fact, one might argue that Trump is more politically and rhetorically savvy than we may realize. If there is one thing at which he has been successful for years it is preserving himself and his reputation.

Trump made a strategic decision to accelerate his response to the Russia investigation by attacking the investigators; this revealed a calculated choice to make the case less about potential legal indictments (which are unlikely to be brought against a sitting president), instead taking his claims directly to the court of public opinion, where the only issue is political (impeachment).

This should give us pause, especially in view of the increasing number of Republicans who trust Trump and question the Russia investigation. Trump may be banking on this as well as the public’s fatigue with the collusion story. We shouldn’t be surprised, therefore, if Trump escapes impeachment, regardless of the findings of Robert Mueller.

Richard Cherwitz

Austin, Texas

Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2018

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Trump is now doing to farmers what he’s done to Playboy bunnies and porn stars. First he treats them very badly—not to mention his wife—and then he attempts to pay them off to try to make the problem that he’s created go away.

However, now he is trying to use our money—$12 billion—to buy farmers’ silence over his ill-conceived trade wars. Trump is cheating on American taxpayers. Farmers don’t want his payoff; they want sensible trade policies.

Isn’t it clear by now that Trump only knows how to create disasters, divisions, and diversions?

RON MCCOY,

PLANTATION

Note from KBJ: And victories, Ron. Trump is making America great again and you can't stand it.