Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Mr. President, Please Resign.


President Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
16 May 2017

Dear President Trump, 

I or my family have been writing you letters every business day since you have been elected.  During that time I have encouraged you to reconsider your positions on the environment, refugees, education, health care, libraries, and many other things.  I have encouraged you to think carefully before speaking, to seek wisdom from others, and to be respectful to others.  I do not know if you have gotten any of those letters.  I do not know if you have read them.  I have tried to communicate in a respectful and civil manner. 

In light of your recent leaking of sensitive intelligence to Russia, however, I am now writing you for a different reason.  I am writing to ask you to resign.  You have made it clear in the past week that you do not have the control and professionalism to be President.  Your slip of the tongue did not compromise any military operation or, as far as I know, any intelligence operatives – but it could have.  Your poor judgment in this matter could just as easily resulted in compromising unnecessarily the lives of soldiers and intelligence operatives.  Your unwillingness to admit when you do not know something and your willingness to say whatever is on your mind without thinking it through has become dangerous for the people of this country. 

This is not a matter of my disagreeing with your policies.  It is a matter, sir, of not having the knowledge and skill necessary to do the job.  On one of your television shows, and I suppose in real life as well, you have had to fire people who didn’t have the competence to do the job well.  Be honest with yourself, then do what is right and resign.  If you continue on your present course, it is looking more and more likely that if you do not do so voluntarily, you will be impeached and perhaps found guilty of breaking the law as well. 

I urge you to do the right thing, and step down before you hurt someone. 

Regards, 

Bill Boerman-Cornell

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