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The Issue: Democrats’ reactions to President Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress.
President Trump’s address to Congress was long and harsh — but inspirational (“Confident Trump puts on a show,” March 5).
The Democrats, however, were more focused on disrupting a man they hate — not for his policies, but for his mere existence.
Their juvenile stunts included shouting, holding up signs and staring at their phones.
They refused to stand even for the honoring of a 13-year-old cancer survivor or the grieving families of young women murdered by illegal immigrants.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s rebuttal was equally absurd.
She blamed Trump for not lowering inflation — conveniently ignoring the fact that it was caused by former President Joe Biden.
Democrats’ refusal to participate in the decorum of our government’s time-honored traditions will only sink them further into political obscurity.
Anthony Bruno
Smithtown
What President Trump did exemplifies trolling at its finest.
During his speech, he trolled masterfully, exposing the Democrats’ childish behavior for the world to see.
Trump is a four-dimensional-chess grandmaster — not just in maneuvering and negotiating, but in trolling the left into oblivion.
Aaron Heineman
Provo, Utah
I am encouraged by the resolve of the Trump resistance.
By sticking to their core beliefs — open borders, no bail, appeasement-driven foreign policy and DEI — they are ensuring continued GOP success at the ballot box.
These policies have always been losers, and their pathetic display of waving little signs during Trump’s speech only reinforced that fact.
Robert Mangi
Garden City
As a longtime feminist, I was amazed that the pink-clad Democratic women ignored the positive changes for women under the current administration, including the Laken Riley Act, which protects women from crime, and the dismantling of DEI, which condescendingly treats women as minorities in need of special treatment.
Would these ladies in pink rather have their safety jeopardized by illegal criminals, or be permanently treated as oppressed minorities?
Eileen Corr
Brewster, Mass.
A lot of Trump’s claims stretched the truth.
He’s a convicted felon, a compulsive liar, a sexual assaulter and an extortionist — and yet, he is the president of our country.
How sad is that?
I hope that he will eventually be impeached for a third time — and convicted.
Remember that he is already a lame-duck president.
His days are numbered.
Hank DePerro
Manhattan
Seldom do we witness a moment in politics that so clearly exposes the stark differences between the two parties and their respective visions for America (“Green means you gotta go,” March 5).
President Trump’s speech before Congress was one such moment.
From Rep. Al Green’s childish, theatrical outburst to the Democrats’ collective refusal to acknowledge America’s resurgence under Trump’s leadership, the contrast was undeniable.
Tuesday night, Democrats made their position perfectly clear: You can either support them, or you can support America.
Their hatred for Trump and for this country is practically genetic, and the only cure is at the ballot box.
Jack Kaufman
Naples, Fla.
The Democrats behaved like petulant children, embarrassing themselves for all the world to see.
Then again, maybe they were just playing to their constituents.
After all, the people who elect these clowns seem to be cut from the same cloth.
Walter Goldeski
East Brunswick, NJ
Sen. Elissa Slotkin is merely the face of the Democratic machine — a machine still fighting against what the majority of Americans voted for.
Her speech was so robotic it could have been generated by AI.
Frankly, it was boring — just another predictable Democratic script.
Arthur Saginian
Santa Clarita, Calif.
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