Letter to The Donald

Mr. Trump, you are now the president of the United States. Nobody can say you’re not smart, and your instincts are right on. You won the presidency by appealing to those who have been left behind by globalization. Good job; it worked. The Democrats and Republicans will unite behind you if you lead.

But what worked in the campaign is not working for you now. You appealed to the hatred and fear of your base. They like you because you talk like them, from the heart. They are not going to abandon you if you talk like a normal, educated person, which you are. We all want you to be a successful president.

You’re entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts. Do what every president does, and vet your speeches with the various departments of government as well as your advisers. Misstatements of facts should never be in a presidential speech or press conference. You represent all of us. You are now the last best hope of mankind.

If you want to go down as the greatest president in history, explain to the people what the Federal Reserve does, and with their advice produce a road map for rebuilding our infrastructure and military, educating our people through college, switching from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy, and switching to a single- payer health- care care system like Canada has. This will require borrowing trillions of dollars from the Federal Reserve for Treasury bonds, which can be sold to the public to fight inflation if that becomes necessary.

Best of luck to you. You are the king of debt— if anyone can explain it to the American people, you can. RUUD DuVALL

Fayetteville