Opinion

Biden ‘felon’ jab at Trump: Letters to the Editor — June 5, 2024

The Issue: President Biden’s comment at a fundraiser referring to Donald Trump as a convicted felon.

The liar President Biden, who made these remarks against Trump, is above the law (“Biden says ‘convicted felon’ Trump is running because he’s ‘worried about preserving his freedoms,'” June 3).

Every word coming out of his mouth is a lie and a projection. The sham trial co𓆉nducted against Trump was rigged by a completely politically weaponized and motivated prosecutor and judge.

Edward Sanchez

New Rochelle

President Biden called former 🍌President Donald Trumཧp a convicted felon.

While I’m not a big fan of either of them, Biden is technica🎉lly correct when you think about it. Trump is, with all things considered, a convicted felon — convi💮cted on 34 felony charges stemming from his hush-money trial.

I would argue that it’s largely Trump’s legal team’s fault that he lost his trial. And ultimately, it’s Trump’s f🐬ault alone, as he gave hush money ඣto an adult film star in the first place.

And even if the trial was rigged, Trump would still be a felon, regardless of🅰 politics.

George Markos

Eatontown, NJ

Democratic politicians have called Trump a dictator and a threat to our democracy. And now, because of this biased trial in New York, Pres🐬ident Biden called him a convicted felon.

But anyone with common sense and a functional brain can see that Biden weaponized our justice system to go after his opponent for tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe presidenc🐼y.

Albert Bianchini

Pittsburgh, Pa.

To put Trump’s verdict and President Biden’s comments into perspective: Remember that Vaclav 🐈Havel, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, St. Thom♎as More and Joan of Arc were all also “convicted felons.”

W.J. McCarthy

St. Pete Beach, Fla.

Although I am uncertain if Trump will win my vote in November, it is still difficult to comprehend why double standa🧸rds apply to him.

S🍰ome people urge that nonviolent felons, who satisfy all judicial demands required of them, participate in the democratic process by voting, running for office or getting a job.

So why shouldn’t this thinking apply to Trump?

Matthew Hutcherson

Riverdale, Ga

The Issue: Criticism of former COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci during a congressional hearing.

Watching Dr. Anthony Fauci arrogantly lie about his role in funding Wuhan COVID lab research was disgusting (“Dr. Fauci ‘hypocritic’ oaf,” June 4).

Equally disgusting wꦚere his lies about the devastating effects of vaccine and mask mandates, school and business closures and social distancing. Hundreds of thousands of people needlessly died alone because of his decisions.

Fauci needs to𝐆 be helꦺd accountable for his actions.

Robert DiNardo

Farmingdale

When is a responsible Republican politician going to ask Sen. Marjorie Ta🌠ylor Greene, “Have you no🌞 shame?”

Dr. Fauci will be remembered for his contributions to medicine. As for Greene, a woman of dubious intel💟ligence, nobody will either remember her or care.

Telling Fauci that he is not a doctor should have brought a rebuke from every committee me𒅌mber. Or perhaps Greene still ascribes to the cure-all proffered by her hero, former President ꦫDonald Trump: to be injected with disinfectant.

Americans have become increasingly divided due to people l🌊ike Greene who can’t keep a civil tongue in their heads. Ad h🍌ominem attacks are always a display of weakness in the attacker’s credibility, of which Greene has none.

Louis Maione

Manhattan

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