When Trump was elected president, he took an oath to the Constitution of the United States, and to its people.
All of them, not just his.
It’s a sacred oath.
When I entered the United States Air Force, I took essentially the same oath.
I have always held taking that oath sacred.
To break that oath would have been a dereliction of duty.
On Wednesday, the president told congressional leadership in what was supposed to be a discussion of infrastructure projects that he would not discuss any legislation unless Congress stopped investigations of him and his possible illegal actions that may or may not prove to be true.
This amounts to extortion in the mildest sense, and in the greater sense dereliction of duty.
We all have loved ones driving over rusting bridges, driving on crumbling roads, flying in and out of dilapidated airports and I could go on and on.
If, as the president claims, he has done nothing wrong then he shouldn’t fear any investigation.
That fear at any rate would be no excuse for dereliction of duty.
That includes every member of the armed services, and especially their commander-in-chief.
Even the staunchest Trump supporter should agree, dereliction of duty is never acceptable.
Les Carnahan,
Port Angeles