To the editor:
Last December, Donald Trump responded to a question from Putin lover Sean Hannity if he would abuse his power on anybody or anything. Trump suggested he would be comfortable being a dictator to deliver on some of his campaign promises, such as securing the southern border. Trump’s challenges with the truth, his disregard for the rule of law and his continued campaign of misinformation about the 2020 election make it hard to dismiss his dictator comment as an idle threat.
Most recently, he has tried to derail the efforts of serious legislators to pass a bipartisan bill to improve our broken immigration system and secure our southern border, having been agreed to by both parties. Why would the GOP’s champion to secure the southern border try to kill the bill? Perhaps because Trump needs the southern border as a political wedge issue to get reelected and really isn’t all that interested in solving the border crisis.
To me, that sounds more like the tactics of an authoritarian dictator than a champion for democracy. Perhaps the rise of a dictator to power in America, sadly and for fear of abandoning democracy, isn’t as crazy as it once sounded.
Edward Johnson, Clintonville
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