Re: "An Exit, a Leader Unbound and a Jittery Capital"

12.21.18

To the Editor:

(Re. An Exit, a Leader Unbound and a Jittery Capital, NYT, 12.21.18): Mental health experts have tried in vain to draw attention to the profound threats posed by President Trump.  Such warnings have largely fallen on deaf ears. Yet evidence continues to grow that President Trump poses an imminent danger. He displays impaired decision making marked by impulsivity and personal emotional needs rather than a dispassionate assessment of complex facts.  His decisions about troops in Syria and Afghanistan along with his inviting a government shutdown are the most recent examples of his dysfunction. His complete inability to depend upon others is a fatal flaw. The departures of John Kelly and Jim Mattis should raise alarm bells - they served as a reality check on the President and their inability to prevail is an ominous sign.

President Trump is not only unbound.  He is unhinged.  What will it take for his core supporters to realize his interest is self-interest? At what point will our elected officials in Congress - form both parties - unite and acknowledge our President in unable to carry out the functions of his office?

Respectfully,

Larry S Sandberg