Words matter

Sat., Aug. 10, 2019

Every Marc Thiessen commentary seems to start with “It would have been better if Trump had not said it the way that he did, but …”

Yes, Baltimore has some work to do but that was irrelevant in the context of the conversation that was going on at the time, and the problems are not Elijah Cummings’ fault. Trump just lashes out at anybody who even thinks about criticizing him or his views. That is not presidential, but rather third-grade behavior.

As the shooting in El Paso shows once again, words do matter. It is time that we get a president who represents all of us, not just the people who praise him. I would love for just one Trump supporter commentary that ends with Trump should not have said that. Period.

Galen Goertzen

Spokane

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