The real threat

Regarding “Trump’s fear” (Editorial, Wednesday): I agree with your position on President Donald Trump and his utilizing fear to get Americans to act. It’s the exact same tactic he used in his presidential campaign — demonizing immigrants and Democrats to strike fear into the hearts of voters on the fence and further urge all conservatives to vote.

The difference in this situation is that the challenge at the border isn’t actually a crisis. His attempt to spike a reaction from uneducated listeners during his Tuesday address was obvious. He doesn’t hold as much leverage as he did during the election because of the lack of urgency and the lower chance of the outcome affecting the daily lives of Americans.

Trump had a Republican Congress in his first two years in office and nothing got done regarding the wall because there isn’t a real reason to compel representatives to speed up the process and get a quick win for the GOP.

After pushing so hard, Trump might completely miss his chance to get anything done at the border. With him stating that he might declare a national emergency, Trump has the potential to become the real threat to Americans after all. Grant Perry, Houston