At a gathering of religious conservatives in West Palm Beach, Donald Trump said: “It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”
Is that really what Trump’s people want?
I’m not sure even his MAGA followers want this to happen — total control over their lives with unconditional loyalty. Anybody who wonders what Trump meant must be dead. Trump is telling us he will end democracy in an obvious, final way. He’ll be a dictator, a puppet of Putin. We can’t let this happen.
The presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, and her soon-to-be-chosen vice president will carry us over the finish line, as enthusiasm for her builds daily. It’s not too late to change course for those blinded by the light. No one will know if they vote for democracy, as we still have a secret ballot with no fraud.
I hope voters don’t let stubborn conviction for a person with no conscience or morals force them to give up their ability to change their mind. It’s better to be on the right side of history. There’s still time.
Linda Gefen, Boca Raton
Birds of a feather
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after addressing Congress and meeting separately with President Biden and Vice President Harris, travelled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald Trump.
Since when do private citizens do business with a foreign leader?
Netanyahu was trying to bolster his image back home as someone who could meet with Trump, and Trump was trying to bolster his image that a foreign leader would still meet with him. They are birds of a feather. Can you imagine the outrage on the right if former President Obama met with a foreign leader at his private residence?
In a speech at Turning Point Action, a conservative religious group in West Palm Beach, Trump’s words indicate that he knows all about Project 2025, even though he denied it. Trump told them to get out and vote in November, and followed up with: “You won’t have to do it anymore … It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”
Vote Blue to save our democracy.
Ray Belongie, Sunrise
An offer he couldn’t refuse
Those Democrat party elites kicked the guy to the curb who got 80 million votes in favor of the person nobody voted for.
Now, preach to us again how Trump is the threat to democracy.
Remember “The Godfather”? Get real. Biden didn’t graciously step down. They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. To think anything else is quite naive, to put it nicely.
Neal Bluestein, Boca Raton
America’s final exam
Five simple questions.
Would you vote for someone who said this: “Christians, get out and vote. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four years, it will be fixed, it will be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore.”
Do you believe that the Founders were correct that citizens’ ignorance would be a threat to the longevity of the Republic?
Do you regularly contact your local and national representatives and senators and provide critical guidance to them?
Do you want children to grow up in a free society that retains the ability to constantly improve, or do you want them to grow up enslaved under a dictator?
Will you vote to defend democracy this November by voting for someone who stands up for you and against someone who has stated that his goal is to “dismantle the administrative state” (your democracy) and has a plan to do so (Project 2025)?
Rick Soskis, Havana, Fla.
