‘No malarkey’ no more

Re “Sadly, Mr. President, the pandemic is not over,” Opinion, Sept. 20

Sadly, we are not entitled to a president or administration that believes that the American people can handle the truth. First there was Donald Trump feeding us nonsense on the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Joe Biden is doing it.

This administration told us the border is secure, inflation is transitory and the pandemic is over. Sadly, the truth is that close to 500 Americans are dying every day from COVID-19, migrants have been detained more than 2 million times entering the U.S. from its southern border in fiscal year 2022, and inflation is still raging.

Mr. President, don’t underestimate the American people. We can handle the truth and would appreciate a frank evaluation of what’s really going on and your solutions to make it better.

Arthur L. Wisot, MD Rolling Hills Estates

Emergency responders are quitting in record numbers due to burnout, and it is affecting anyone who calls 911. Response times have gone up, and this problem is not going away. What will it take for politicians to act responsibly? Mandy E. Knutson

Costa Mesa

If the purpose of having safe drug injection facilities is to identify potential drug overdose victims and get them into addiction treatment programs, I’m all for that.

Otherwise, it would be just like serving beer at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

Richard Holmen Trabuco Canyon

Kent Nishimura Los Angeles Times PRESIDENT BIDEN removes his mask after disembarking Marine One outside the White House on Aug. 24. Recently, Biden said the pandemic “is over.”