Supporting The President

ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES posted on Facebook a scathing condemnation of the American people for criticizing Trump too harshly and too often, complained that no previous American president has been treated this badly, and suggested that we all work together and support the president. He was asking people to sign his letter if they agree, and quite a few did. I scratched my head when he said he has lived under five presidents before the current one, because he's my age, and I have lived under twelve presidents. My response was and is: "Every American president has been closely scrutinized and constantly criticized, an ongoing glorious display of American freedom and democracy. May we the people always speak our minds, and may we always be good citizens by voting, participating in public discourse, and always trying to make ourselves, our communities, our country, and our world better, through honest analysis."... Frankly, I think that (my response) pretty much says it all. When the infamous Access Hollywood Trump recording was given to the public, what was the appropriate response? sharp criticism, or support and approval? The answer, to any reasonable person, is obvious. I personally have not actually kept track of the number of blatant lies Trump has told while in office, but other people have, and the number is alarming: several thousand, and growing. That behavior on the part of Trump is shocking, frightening, and must be criticized often and loudly. Truly Trump often just makes it up as he goes, assuming that whatever he says is true because he said it. The arrogance and narcissism are alarming. The Mueller investigation needs to continue and complete, and then revealed to us, the American people. Apparently, a number of other disturbing situations within the Trump administration merit investigation, and to fail to reveal the facts in all of them would be detrimental to the country. We the American people pay attention to our presidents, and for thank we can thank the dear lord, the constitution, and ourselves.