Letter: Pardoning police assailants, cozying to billionaires shows Trump's priorities

So far Trump’s presidency has consisted of revenge, which is what he ran on. It is going to be a very long four years, says Elizabeth Newman of Broken Arrow.

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It is a sad day when a man who attacks a police officer — who later dies — is pardoned by President Donald Trump. It says to that man that he can get away with murder as long as he supports Trump. Trump talked about foreign countries emptying their jails and dumping them in the U.

S. Isn’t that what he just did? In his VIP section at the inauguration were the billionaires who bought him the election. They have already gotten richer for doing so and will continue to fill their coffers.



Those are his friends, and he is going to take care of them first after doing all his revenge acts. Did President Joe Biden make mistakes? Yes, he did. But he owned them.

So far Trump’s presidency has consisted of revenge, which is what he ran on. It is going to be a very long four years. People are also reading.

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6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and commuted the sentences of 14 people. He directed the Justice Department to drop the 470 ongoing criminal cases. Some of those people were charged and convicted of violent crimes, including attacks on police.

At least 140 officers were assaulted; one died a day later of natural causes; and four died by suicide within six months. Letters to the editor are encouraged. Send letters to go.

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