@realDonaldTrump
I didn't write this but I totally agree with this. Most of us who support you completely are not feeling the relief you and your administration are voicing. Gas is too high, Groceries are too high and these two things are how we gage our finance health...If we can put gas in our cars to take us to work and we can put food on our families table we see a light at the end of the tunnel. Not being able to, or struggling pay check to pay check is disheartening and disappointing which creates a dissension in the ranks.
URGENT MEMO:
DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP,
Politely, and with all due respect, Sir, I ask you to consider this note a kind reality check that I send on behalf of the many—many—many millions of people who proudly voted for you.
There appears to be a disconnect.
The Trump-Kennedy Center Board has just voted to GREENLIGHT your renovations, and to place your name on the performing arts center — despite an activist judge trying to block it. Good for you, well deserved. But overall, it’s meaningless right now to people who can’t pay the bills and stand concerned about the future.
The UFC on the lawn, the Reflecting Pool, the ballroom, the Patriot Games, the Kennedy Center, Daylight Savings… these are all very nice to have events and improvements. But people are not in the mood for “nice to have.” Folks are in “must have” mode. They must have relief.
The optics are not working in your favor, nor ours. The DSA is ramping up momentum, getting measurable wins, and forming a core message that offers a pipe dream of free stuff. But when it feels like life is a living nightmare, people will vote for a pipe dream.
Socialism is on the rise because that’s what happens when it’s too expensive to live. Although people will hold out as long as they can, eventually it becomes like waterboarding torture. People cave.
Credit card defaults are way too high. Car loan defaults sit at a 15 year high. Foreclosure filings are up year over year. Gas is higher since we entered Iran. Insurance premiums, food… even toothpaste is more expensive.
I think the disconnect is being made on your side: Your view of Wall Street is overshadowing the realities of Main Street. Tack on the perception of the Iran negotiations are at a stalemate, and presto—the midterms are a bloodbath. Not to mention, September is typically a poor month for stocks—no doubt a rough month is ahead. When those 401k balances drop, fear will ripple into those who aren’t feeling the pain just yet. In short, if things remain as is, this is inching towards a wave of blue—come January you’ll be holding the bag, in addition to an impeachment.
I do not think it’s too late. It’s round 10 in a 12 round match. Considering the comments and feedback I get on this page, yes, some people have lost all confidence —but most want you to fight to a victory. So what to do?
I don’t pretend to know what it’s like to be in your seat, but I have been doing what I do long enough to know what I would try if I was president. So if I could offer just a few immediate ideas from my playbook —these are all designed to get costs down, enthuse the base, and win the midterms.
1. End our battle with Iran. Keep a close eye on them, of course. We can always return if needed. But for now: end it. We won’t be nuked anytime soon, but people will go bankrupt soon: Get those gas prices to drop FAST. ( this right here I don't agree, I say end it by defeating these monsters and do it NOW)
2. With #1 in place, other living costs will drop. But people still need relief. I don’t know where you grab it from — take it from foreign aid if you can — take it from wherever, but send the taxpayers a DOGE check as promised. Even if it’s a mere $500 per household. Send it asap.
3. Immediately sign an Executive Order for Mandatory e-Verify to force illegals to self deport. Cut off the jobs magnet. Your donors will bitch, but your voters will save incredible money across the board: property taxes, rents, etc. Plus, it causes American wages to go up… the list of benefits is long.
4. Deportations. End the Worst of the Worst approach. Although this won’t lower costs immediately, it shows you’re keeping your promise of mass deportations. Although the courts and Dems always interfere, that’s largely because you broadcasted your strategy (ie, Minnesota). Conduct massive but stealth workplace raids, all of them unannounced. Nationwide. Video everything. Show us the videos later—right around the midterms. The message will be clear: the party is over. Your base will be fired up again.
5. Put together a team of experts from various sectors within the health industry (no big pharma, no big insurance), along with financial auditors, and everyday Americans who will work together—moving towards a replacement for Obamacare. Again, not an immediate relief but it shows focus.
My list is longer but for sake of brevity I’ll leave it here. With all due respect, cancel anything on your calendar that leaves the impression that your focus is on things outside of the cost of living.
If anyone can do it, it’s you. Get that fight back, right now it looks a little lost.
Much respect,
Dennis Michael Lynch
GOD BLESS AMERICA