To the Editor:

Oh my goodness! What an amazing bunch of nonsense from anti-Trump letter writers in the June 20 issue of the Smoky Mountain News. Fueling the vitriol is the separation of illegal entrant children from parents as the epitome and proof of the hatefulness of the Trump administration and supporters who by the way are not those with “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” 

Those with the “syndrome” are the ones who cannot accept the fact that their favored candidate lost the election so they conjure up exaggerated accusations about President Trump. Forget the fact most of the children are accompanied by those other than family and should be housed away from those individuals. Forget the fact that spokespeople involved at the border for years report that the food, shelter and medical services are far better now than under the Obama administration. You won’t hear that from the media.

You also will not hear from or see in the media that in a year and a half our “terrible” President led (led is the key word here for we have a proven leader now heading our federal government) Congress to pass and sign the largest tax cut in 37 years, benefitting virtually every American and all levels of businesses, sent the stock market on a streak surging 31 percent, authorized record-setting rollbacks of restrictive regulations and bureaucratic red tape that unleashed economic advantages gaining 3 percent  economic growth. We have overall employment and rising wage growth, GDP increases over the final three quarters of 2017 continue in 2018, manufacturing, mining, energy, and service sectors all up in percentage growth as well as technical services, and healthcare. Pensions of working and retired people have soared and millions of Americans were paid bonuses which are sneeringly deemed “crumbs” by multi-millionaire Democrat House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Consumer confidence climbed to levels unseen since 2000, and at Trump urging Congress ended the Obamacare mandate that forced everyone to obtain health insurance or pay a fine that escalated every year.

Beyond economic records our military generals now decide how to destroy ISIS and the terrorist group is on the ropes, cities are offered federal support to crack down on violent crime and war is declared on the opioid epidemic. The USA advanced in standing throughout the world as Trump engaged China, brought nuclear threat North Korea to the negotiating table  and re-established warm relations with our international friends and allies while forcing ISIS into retreat.

Since much of the scorn against Trump has to do with immigration, here are some facts ignored by anti-Trumpers. Illegal border crossings dropped 73 percent and ICE has targeted the violent MS-13 gang members for arrest and deportation. 

Besides the misdirected anti-Trump letters, we are told in the SMN Opinion column that political correctness is a mode of an “accepting/open/respectful society. In truth PC has no respect, acceptance or openness for the ideas of anyone other than the PC police. Those who do not abide by the PC “rule” are vilified, attacked and intimidated. Recently the PC police had the colossal nerve to enter restaurants and demand Trump staff leave. No respect there for any other point of view. Political correctness is a misguided scheme but that topic is for another day.

Carol Adams

Glenville