Letters: Trump deserves shame, not the Nobel Peace Prize, for his collaboration with Putin

President pointing fingers at Ukraine

Re: “Russia, U.S. agree to work toward ending Ukraine war,” Feb. 19 news story

We are experiencing the decline of democracy in this country as President Donald Trump continues his dictator image of taking control of various government agencies that used to be independent for the best interest of the citizens.

As usual, Trump points fingers, like blaming Ukraine for war. But who invaded first?

We used to have a strong checks and balances system on power, but as Trump has control of our weak Congress and Supreme Court, he can dictate his wishes with no one stepping forward to challenge. He and his Russian buddy are cut from the same cloth.

Trump voters, you are getting what you asked for!

Dave Usechek, Parker

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks President Donald Trump should receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his stellar performance on the Ukraine conflict. A more appropriate accolade would be his designation as the recipient of an award named after Vidkun Quisling for capitulation and collaboration with Russia against the Ukrainian people.

It is indeed a sad day for us when our so-called foreign policy is predicated on appeasement, sycophancy to Russia, and collaboration with an accused war criminal.

Mark Boyko, Parker

Trump, Musk move not in the interest “of the people”

Re: Nuclear weapons: “Trump administration tries to bring back fired workers,” Feb. 17 news story

I feel like how an ordinary German must have felt when Adolf Hitler came to power. All of a sudden, our country is not “of the people, by the people, for the people.” It’s becoming “of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich.”

Without regard to existing laws, billionaire President Donald Trump and his unelected, Richest-Man-In-The-World side-kick cut funding for the poorest people in the world. Elon Musk and Trump have fired government workers who implement existing government programs, including those who oversee our nuclear weapons stockpile. Trump put forth unqualified, inexperienced loyalists for Cabinet positions.

Trump is threatening our legitimate media – refusing to allow AP reporters to attend press conferences, threatening to “investigate” NPR and PBS.

The Washington Post, whose tagline is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” refused to run a “Fire Elon Musk” ad placed by Common Cause. The paper, now owned by Trump ally Jeff Bezos, refused to say why they wouldn’t run the ad.

Musk and Trump use their power against attorneys and judges who are doing their jobs of determining the legality of the laws passed by Congress. And they are dismantling our foreign connections. Is this what we want? Do we want future generations to ask, “Why didn’t they do anything?”

Patricia Hood, Boulder

Professor Chaos and General Disarray continued their swathe of destruction throughout South Park and the rest of America by firing federal employees, including up to 2,000 Department of Energy workers, which was an unwise decision. There’s nothing like eliminating workers tasked with maintaining the safety of nuclear armaments to ensure national security and garner the respect of the rest of the world.

We can only hope that the workers will return, but if not, maybe the DOGE teenage tech bros can figure it out since they learned how to be accountants in just a few days.

Cindy Clearman, Arvada

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