OPINION:
It appears that the “Dumb-ocrats” may not be so dumb after all. The Republicans last week took a walloping the likes of which have not been seen in a midterm for a good 50 years. The outcome was an unmitigated rebuke of President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Is there any doubt about why? The administration is so out of touch with everyday Americans that this trashing should be no surprise. When Americans are concerned with rent, food on the table, gas prices and jobs, only to hear the president drone on about how beautiful “his” White House ballroom will be, it was bound to happen.
Mr. Trump is not in an echo chamber, as many detractors claim; he is in a chamber of one. He does not even seem to listen to his advisers. To add icing to the cake, he took a plane from Qatar, making most Americans wince. He accepted that gift from a country that has donated millions of dollars to elite universities to indoctrinate college students in anti-American views.
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Qatar spreads anti-American propaganda through Al Jazeera, gives a haven to terrorist leaders and finances terrorist entities.
The Republicans lost independents in this election, and significantly. Independents got tired of the juvenile name-calling and the growing ineffectiveness.
The loss of Charlie Kirk was a blow to the Republicans (he was an inspiration to our youth), but the out-of-touch behavior of Trump/Vance was the chief reason for last week’s loss.
MICHAEL BERENHAUS
Bethesda, Maryland
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