Trump voters knew what they were getting

President Trump has moved his venue from the attic (where crazy uncles dwell) to the Oval Office and therein lies our worry. Those who voted for him knew that he was an unguided rocket, a carnival barker and an early example of homo sapiens. The more he gives free rein to his knee-jerk thoughts, the more unhinged he appears and the more he comes to resemble an invertebrate animal.

The emperor is being revealed by his own tongue as a dangerous man and, as yet, his courtiers and jesters remain complicit. As he himself might say in another context, “Sad.”

And yet, while we are disturbed by Trump’s thin skin, easily bruised ego and his penchant for cutting insults that skirt truth, we note that Trump — revealing more of himself to the electorate than his closely scripted Democratic opponent — won the presidency fair and square.

Those who voted for Trump knew the candidate inside and out, knew that they were voting for a loose cannon with little allegiance to the truth, and knew that they would be making excuses for his wayward tongue, tweets, tics and tirades.

The polite castes may try impeachment, but they will be no more successful than they were in the election. Better to learn what “caveat emptor” means.

Paul Bloustein Cincinnati

Conservatives stand behind President Trump because he’s doing what he said he would do.

Liberals claim independent voters are turning against Trump. Yeah sure, that’s what the polls said in early November, too. That’s because when pollsters calls someone who’s anti-Trump, they get an earful, but when they call a pro-Trumper, they get dial tone.

The midterm elections should tell the truth: Republicans will keep the House and the Senate and will move further to the right.

Tom Welsh