Trump’s Invitation to a Dictator, Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines
Version 0 of 1. To the Editor: Re “Trump Officials Brace for Anger at Duterte Call” (front page, May 1): With each day of the Trump presidency, the stature of our country is further diminished. We are no longer the beacon of hope for immigrants; no longer the leader in the battle to mitigate climate change; no longer a country seeking to reduce gun violence; no longer a country trying to lessen income inequity; no longer a country working to preserve our environment. Instead, we are a country whose president, after a “very friendly conversation,” invites President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, a man responsible for thousands of extrajudicial killings, to the White House. This act makes a mockery of all the United States has stood for. As American citizens, we should be ashamed. CLAY SAMMIS, AMHERST, N.H. |