Boycott buoys Donald Trump

Re “Skipping inauguration?” Jan. 18

A minority of Democratic Congress members will disrespect the president-elect by boycotting his inauguration.

One can say Donald Trump deserves some blowback because he insults and disrespects constantly. However, by trying to do him one better, this group of lawmakers will exacerbate the dreadful divisions that are ever widening in this country.

Conservatives are

seething over what they see as sore-loser disrespect by Democrats. In my view, these attitudes play into Trump’s hands. The inauguration boycott enrages and energizes his base.

Trump’s insults are responsible for his remarkable success. The boycotting Democrats are now grist for the insult mill. The more they engage in the politics of protest and disrespect, the more Trump will be able to marginalize them. Girard Fisher

Tehachapi, Calif.

I voted for Hillary Clinton and believe that his personality and that of his team make him unfit to lead America. But it is not wise for the Democratic members of Congress to boycott Trump’s inauguration.

It is not about them or Trump. It is about America and what we stand for. We must solve problems together, no matter what.

Talk and make things work. Do not divide us further. We have enough problems to solve. Shaula Lopez-Martinez

Los Angeles

If anyone still has a doubt that Democrats have guided this country onto the wrong path, they needn’t look any farther than the lawmakers refusing to attend Trump’s inauguration to confirm it.

These people have put their delicate feelings above the good of our country. Bob Wallace

Las Vegas