We’re used to him

We were not surprised when the president hawked his Doral hotel at the G-7 summit or by his melodramatic response to the Justice Department’s criticism of Comey. Whatever he does, he’s become one of those kids everyone lets off the hook: “That’s just Donnie.” I’m not talking about his base and followers in the GOP. I’m talking about us.

He and those who prop him up have worn us down. Every week he does something that should bring the entire country into the streets; every week he actively worsens conditions for people who aren’t in a position to defend themselves; every week he continues to rule from the perspective of the dictators and tyrants he openly admires.

But we are not in the streets every day like the Hong Kong protestors defending their freedoms. Granted, as a large country cohesion is difficult. But when are we going to do more than say, “Enough is enough”? When do we rise up? Not marching once a year to make a point, but marching — or taking some equally powerful action — every day to make the model that has allowed the existence of a president like Trump obsolete?

Claudia Craven

Spokane