The most recent letter from John Skoufis (”Hollywood doesn’t understand America,” Jan. 21) would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad. It is laughable because his words clearly reflect ignorance at its height. He cited Madonna’s many affairs while ignoring the blatant adultery of his hero, Donald Trump.

Remember Trump’s comment to the Daily News while still married to Ivana Zelníčková? Donald was courting the very young Marla Maples and he was proud to say that, “this is the best sex I ever had.” It is laughable because Mr. Skoufis admonishes the Hollywood “elite” who “hold $50,000-a-plate dinners or jet off for a vacation to Monaco with $10,000 gowns.” Mr. Donald Trump is a product of Hollywood. He is a celebrity of a reality show, acting for the money he is paid. Mr. Skoufis, where have you been?

His letter is sad because it makes this member of the majority who suffer from “Trump Syndrome” realize that the minority not only influences choices for the rest of us but they also admire the “millionaires who have shown they can build companies, create jobs, and know how the free market operates …” . He does not acknowledge that these same billionaires procured wealth by fleecing the rest of us who earn less than $10 an hour; a few gained their riches through questionable “legal” channels and strategies. It is sad because Mr. Skoufis accuses the Democrats of “upending the transition” when in fact Mr. Pence and now President Trump both thanked the Obamas and the team effort for facilitating a great and easy transition.

If the critical Mr. Skoufis is referring to the approval of each of the billionaires selected by his hero — who, instead of clearing the swamp has put bigger alligators where the small academic, everyday personnel served — he is ignorant of the facts. What Mr. Skoufis should know is that the Trump group evidently neglected to put their applicants through a background check (called vetting) and the required paperwork was not submitted in ample time to vote and approve each one. Two non-controversial men were accepted; Marine Gen. James Mattis to lead the Pentagon and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to become secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Indeed, it is a sad day when facts are replaced by the convenience of fiction and opinions.

It is both sad and laughable when Mr. Skoufis refers to the Obama administration as “dust-covered academics Obama appointed that gave us eight years of nothing.” Here is a short partial list of “nothing’ credited to Obama’s term:

•Passed Health Care Reform that five former presidents tried to do and failed;

•Rescued the economy and the employment rate is now 4.6 percent;

•Passed Wall Street reform and re-regulated the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession;

•Negotiated a deal to block a nuclear Iran;

•Committed the U.S. to global agreement on climate change involving over 70 countries;

•Got rid of Osama bin Laden;

•Rescued the U.S. auto industry and they repaid the loan of $70.4 billion. 2.5 million jobs were saved;

•Repealed, “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and reversed torture policies;

•Established rules to limit carbon emissions from power plants.

•Normalized relations with Cuba and he put Medicare on better financial footing ensuring the solvency of Medicare’s principal trust fund through 2028;

•Replaced banks with Federal Student Loan Programs. He expanded Pell Grants to lower-income students.

These are a few of the accomplishments of Obama’s academic administration. I am anxious to learn what the billionaires, who use legal loopholes to avoid paying income, will leave as a legacy at the end of four years.

Alma Edly

NORTH BRUNSWICK