To the Editor:

In response to Dennis Ford’s letter, “The standard today is a double standard,” which appeared in the June 13 issue, let me offer this.

I want to thank you for what you referred to as the “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” I couldn’t have named it better, the affliction borne by Trump supporters.

Lying is the standard today. Anyone who will take the time to research the matter comes quickly to a clear understanding that our President is in fact the Liar-in-Chief. In his own words, for one example, “at a closed-door fund-raiser,” Trump bragged about this tactic, gleefully recounting a White House meeting with Trudeau in which he insisted, against Trudeau’s protestations, that American had a trade deficit with Canada. “I didn’t even know,” Trump told the crowd. “I had no idea.”

President Trump accidentally told the truth there. “I had no idea.” That’s just the way he rolls. His lies are constant, purposeful and shameful. America is better than this, for the most part.

All of the above holds for the EPA administrator. He lies to benefit his cronies at the expense of America’s natural resources, and his lust for power has been an ongoing saga, an open book.

Let’s all work for the betterment of America, whether or not our “leaders” care to.

Bil Aylor

Bryson City