TO THE EDITOR:

In response to Ms. Mosher’s letter to the editor of the Patriot:

While Mr. Trump may have done some good, it is not difficult to say that his good deeds do not  excuse statements that were discriminatory, egregious, inflammatory, intimidating, hateful, etc.  If you think it is the democrats that are mudslinging,  it is Mr. Trump himself that is doing the slinging against the citizens of America.  Many of us were not willing to overlook his allegation that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S., that Senator McCain was not a hero because he got caught, that he made fun of human disabilities, that Mexico was going to pay for the border wall, that you can grab a woman by the p**** and get away with it (it was just locker room talk they said.  Mr. Trump is in 70’s.  He’s still engaged in locker room talk?  Immaturity comes to mind);  the election was a fraud, the list is long.  And then there is January 6, 2021.  And after 4 years of his lies, please don’t tell us that his words “if you don’t fight for your country, you won’t have a country” didn’t imply what they should do.  We are not naïve.  It is more than unrealistic to think we have to respect a person of this demeanor.  These comments were the tip of the iceberg.  And you, Ms. Mosher, want us to overlook them?  Sorry, no can do.

If you cannot accept the fact that he lost the election, do not blame the democrats for your inability to do so.  It’s too bad you feel ashamed to call yourself a Minnesotan.  It is a beautiful State, filled with beautiful people who have integrity, values, morals, honesty, and the freedom to vote for whom we choose.   I think most of us respect the office of the president, but  we are not compelled to respect a president who engages in such undesirable behavior.

Judy Benson

Becker, MN