“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” – Wizard, in The Wizard of Oz

Why does Trump feel the need to degrade everything that he comes in contact with? Trump’s amoral corrupt behavior is endless and bottomless.

I’ve heard that Trump was autographing American flags. What? Defacing the American flag is an act of desecration. Why is this suddenly acceptable behavior when Trump does it?

Trump violated another American institution the other day. He conducted another photo op stunt at a McDonald’s restaurant. He was supposedly cooking french fries and serving patrons at the drive-through window and violating food safety by not wearing required gloves and a hat. The restaurant was closed for the stunt and the customers in the drive-through were pre-selected. Trump continues to be a fraud and con man.

Now we are learning that Trump gave COVID testing equipment to Putin while 1,000,000 Americans were dying from the disease. Stunning but not surprising. What does Putin have on Trump?

Dianne Bondareff, a marketing executive at NBC and NBC Universal wrote a column the other day apologizing to America for being instrumental in creating “a monster” in the reality television show “The Apprentice.” Bondareff admits “we created the narrative that Trump was a super-successful businessman who lived like royalty. That was the conceit of the show. It created a false narrative by making him seem more successful than he was.”

The ballots are arriving in the mail. It’s time for America to have a common sense gut-check: I ask (again), would you allow your loved ones to board an airplane piloted by Trump or someone like Trump? We better pay attention to Toto’s actions in order to save America.

Stanley McKie

Enumclaw