MARK A. BARTON, Cary
TO THE EDITOR:
I proudly voted for Republican presidential candidates from Reagan through Romney. But I cannot vote for President Trump. I believe that he is a danger to our democracy.
President Trump calls for the imprisonment of his critics and political opponents. He seeks to undermine the independence of the Department of Justice, the military and other crucial American institutions. He endangers our nation by mocking our allies and embracing dictators from Russia, China and North Korea. He uses American generals for photo-ops, but he won’t listen to them. He has replaced the free market with trade wars and with handouts to farmers who are hurt by those trade wars. He added to the national debt even in times of high employment and prosperity by cutting taxes, mostly for the wealthy. These are not Republican principles.
He has ignored science and shown no leadership in dealing with COVID-19. He has divided — rather than unified — America as we confront a crisis of racial injustice.
Our country can’t take four more years of this. Please join me in removing an unfit president from office in November.