A letter writer recently made some very pertinent comments about the man who currently occupies the Oval Office, “If Trump’s so dissatisfied, he should leave,” Aug. 4, page C4.

Based on his total lack of respect for even the most basic guidelines of respectful behavior and general respect for so many things that this country stands for, I cannot and will never refer to him by the title related to his position. From the day of his inauguration when he blatantly lied about the attendance at that event his alleged leadership has been based on an absolute lack of honesty and lack of dedication to the well-being of the overall population of this country.

He certainly has a right to his opinion, but consistent lying does not constitute an opinion. I was particularly struck by his comments about the “Squad” one of which was that if they won’t fight for this country they should go elsewhere. This from a person who bought and faked his way out of serving this country himself. His Russian parade in DC was another indicator of his total lack of concern for and interest in what is best for the US and his adolescent name calling attacks on any agency or any individual who disagrees with him is simply embarrassing.

Since he admires Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un so much and since his idea of leadership is based on how they govern maybe he should move to one of those countries to see how well received his bluster would be.

Where are the real Republicans in all of this? For some reason a large portion of that party seems to be afraid to stand up for the values that they once represented.

As far as the Democrats are concerned, you will not defeat him unless you have solid proposals which voters can support. He is definitely a master of dominating the media by getting them react to his comments and lies. I have referred to him in the past as “King Donald” and “The Teflon Don”. I now see him as the single most dangerous threat to Democracy.

Allen G. Zippin, Longmeadow