Nuke Trump’s reckless tweets

Brooklyn: In light of the latest round of threats made by the North Korean dictator and President Trump concerning each one’s ability to press the nuclear button at will, it is time for the U.S. Congress to do something serious about this insanity before it is too late. I am calling on Congress, and that also means the acquiescent Republican Party, to censure this President for the sake of national security. He has gone too far with his idiotic and dangerous tweets that can possibly unleash something no one wants to happen. How far does this have to go before it is too late? Irwin Cantos Brooklyn: Trump reminded Kim Jong Un that the nuclear arsenal of the United States is far more powerful than the nuclear capacity of North Korea. The language of a bigger button is fine, the point was made! If Obama said or did this, the left-wing media would be saying he did the right thing. Maybe Obama should have said this back in 2014 and we might not be dealing with this threat today. Glenn Brown

One scary precedent

Parlin, N.J.: For quite some time now I have kept silent on all things Trump-related — mostly for my own well-being. After reading his recent tweet in response to the other nightmare in North Korea, my physical pain is starting again. Now it’s become an issue of who has the bigger nuclear button. Is this man for real? He is the President of the United States! Between the two of them, I have fears I never had before, and I have lived a very long life under many different Presidents. Someone has to put a stop to his erratic behavior — sooner, rather than later. Doris Gala

Nuclear winter is coming

Forked River, N.J.: Now we have the leader of North Korea and Trump whipping out their nuclear desk buttons to boast which one is bigger. If Twitter existed in October of 1962, can you imagine what the result would be if John F. Kennedy had challenged Russia to go ahead and try using their nukes on us because we had more of them? The result would be this letter never having been written because all inhabitants of this world would have been radiationsaturated dust. In other news this week on the jobs front, workers in the underground nuclear bunkers industry just increased by 900%.

Jim Hughes

Petrosino honors

Forest Hills: The family of Lt. Joe Petrosino should be honored to learn that Public Schol 70,at 30-45 42 St. in Long Island City, Queens, is named after their relative. There is a plaque above the entrance engraved with his name. The local Italian community participated in this dedication several years ago. I am a retiree from PS 70 who, along with our dedicated faculty, attended this ceremony. Mimi Pirozzi

The real ‘fake news’

East Meadow, L.I.: To Voicer Frank Brady: “Fake news” is defined as “false, often sensational information disseminated under the guise of news reporting.” That defines Fox News, Infowars and Breitbart, which sensationalize falsehoods such as fake birth certificates and pizzeria child sex slaves, to a tee. They are the ones who owe civilization an apology. The Daily News, New York Times, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, the BBC, the Washington Post, et al, report what is happening. Just because the news doesn’t jibe with Trump’s delusions doesn’t make it “fake news.”

Richard Skibins

Crazy man

Salem, N.H.: Don’t we have any courageous leaders anymore? Trump is so obviously mentally ill, and no leader speaks out about it. The man is “sick”! It is so obvious to all of us “normal” people! This country is going down the drain with this emotionally and mentally, deranged person at the helm. The media loves it — Trump’s crazy conduct being so entertaining to read about. Our children, grandchildren and the world are going to pay a big price for this mentally ill person staying in a position to harm all of us! The guy is nuts in plain English!

Shirley Kerman

What Obama did for U.S.

Hoboken: Voicer Vincent Rizzo called President Obama “the most corrupt, divisive, failed joke of a President.” I challenge him to give some concrete examples. When Obama took office in January 2009, the country was faced with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The Dow Jones industrial average was 6,626 in January 2009 and on Dec. 31, 2016, was at 19,762.60. Not a failure in my book and, if you have a pension or 401(k), you’ve benefited from that “failure.” We had 82 months of private sector job growth, the longest streak in the history of our great country. 11.3 million jobs were created, another “failure.” Homeless among U.S. vets dropped by half. The Affordable Care Act has insured millions of your fellow citizens who could not afford it before. He signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. I could go on but regarding your comment about Obama being the “most corrupt,” that is a complete lie. There was not one whiff of scandal or professional or personal impropriety, and you know his opponents were digging deep. That is reality, not fake news.

Jim Doyle

Poor union work

Hartsdale, N.Y.: Nice to know that the leaders of two of New York’s largest and most influential unions can leave New York — to protest Mayor de Blasio leaving New York . At least they aren’t hypocrites, right? I respect Pat Lynch as a cop, but he failed his members in negotiating their last contract by holding out for extras he was never going to get — then when he didn’t get them, he failed his members yet again by agreeing to arbitration of the contract — which he lost. Nice move, Pat. Need a third try at that? And that was de Blasio’s fault? As for John Samuelsen, I respect him as a skilled tradesman at NYC Transit, but his latest bout of kissing up to his boss — Gov. Cuomo is his boss, by the way — is disgusting. Even worse is the fact that he using his kissing skills to try and pave the way to a better contract by cozying up with management. Nice try, but that hasn’t ever worked. Nor has being on the same side as the governor who did not help you in your last contract negotiation. Good luck with that strategy. But as long as both leaders can gang up on the only major politician in New York who really has a record of being fair with unions, I can predict two things: first, Pat not getting much slack in that next contract — and as for Mr. Samuelsen, good luck with polishing your boss; I doubt that will do you a bit of good with your members.

Norman E. Gaines Jr.

Scorn like a badge

Woodland Park, N.J.: Donald Trump announced that he will be giving out his “Dishonest Media Awards” next week. I bet that the recipients will be as proud of them as those people who were put on Nixon’s enemies list.

John Dent

Pity the children

Middletown, N.Y.: Reading this article, I felt sad and upset (“Too young to die,” Jan. 3). All of the children murdered by children. At this time we cannot keep blaming “poverty and the hood.” There are so many good people that went on to be successful out of these same communities. The GETTY IMAGES children lack love, guidance and opportunity — which begins at home. As a parent (biological , foster or adoptive), it is your job to provide these things. Love is not allowing children to do what they want, when they want and expecting them to grow to be caring and good adults. Sandra Edmond

Happy Islanders move

Glen Oaks Village: With the Islanders moving back to Long Island, where they belong, they will have an 18,000-seat arena built near Belmont Park. But what is really sweet is that it will be on the border of Queens, where, by the way, I live in Glen Oaks Village. The NHL team has won a $1 billion bid to build the new arena. As reported, the construction is to be started in 2018 and to be completed in 2020. The site will include a 435,000-square-foot retail hub, a premium full-service hotel and other amenities. This is great for all us hockey fans and others who would like a sports arena close to home. Not to mention we get to see the Rangers and Islanders play against each other, closer to home for many of us. So let me say, “Let’s go Islanders!”

Frederick R. Bedell Jr.

Just one review, please

Brooklyn: Instant replay is ruining professional sports. Let’s put the game back in the hands of the referees and umpires. What’s the sense of having humans call plays when they are all reviewed anyway? Steve Yanowsky