Born wealthy, morally bankrupt

To quote Nancy Reagan, just say no.

The public doesn’t want gangs in law enforcement. No organization wants gangs in its ranks — not the city, not the Sheriff ’s Department, not the Girl Scouts.

Cliques in tightly woven law enforcement agencies are bound to form. That energy should be channeled into bowling leagues or badminton teams, not gangs. Greg Hilfman

Topanga Re “House votes to comdemn Trump’s tweets,” July 17

President Trump, as the world bears witness, continues to serve as Exhibit A in proving the age-old adage that no amount of riches or wealth can ever imbue anyone with any level of class, dignity, honor or character.

Indeed, in starkest contrast, it is his immediate predecessor, a man of humble origin, who has embodied and exemplified those very qualities of class, dignity, honor and character that every American should demand in our nation’s leader.

Our greatest danger lies in becoming inured to the filth and stench of the Trump cesspool, lest we lose forever our national pride and self-respect. Kurt I. Muller

Rancho Palos Verdes

To quote President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

Every elected member of Congress should have this quote posted and framed in their offices.

Go back to your country? America, love it or leave it? No; it is the duty and right of every citizen to speak out for the betterment of our country. Nina Trotta-Sutton

Simi Valley

I was a proud registered Republican for more than 50 years.

Today, I am heartsick and ashamed to see that there are so few brave Republicans left. They have obviously drunk deeply of the Kool-Aid.

Equally frightening is the fear that if the Democrats

don’t get their act together, that racist egomaniac will be reelected. God help us all. Sandra Stubban

Stanton

One thing I have noticed is that nobody hates to be called a racist more than a racist.

That is because, to a true racist, if he considers other races to be inferior, it is not because he is a racist. It is because they are inferior.

I believe that Trump hates to be called a racist not because it is politically damaging to him, but because it goes against everything he believes. In his mind, if he treats people of other races as inferior, it is not because he is a racist.

It is because they are inferior. Felix Tobin

Los Angeles

The president is a racist. The president is a racist. The president is a racist. The president is a racist. The president is a racist. The president is a racist.

Thanks for listening. Jon Merritt

Los Angeles