Trump just not one to be believed
NEW YORK NIGHTS
We couldn’t grasp why the O-D’s stunning editorial of 4/4 (“Critics should get a life, before they lose it”) felt like such a kick to the gut. Then we remembered.
On 8/16/18, this newspaper printed a vibrant editorial on the value of a free press, (“Free press cornerstone of American democracy”), rightly pointing out the damage caused by President Trump labeling information he didn’t like as “fake news”, coming from “enemies of the people”.
Now Americans are getting sick and dying, yet Trump is still obsessed with obstructing the flow of truthful information. First the pandemic was a “Democratic hoax”, then it “will disappear”. He lies every day to vulnerable people watching him on Fox, while trashing journalists who dare ask questions about facts.
Currently, Trump’s con is to preside over a “re-awakening” of the American economy …just in time for Election Day. He couldn’t care less if that means COVID-19 lethally surges, only that it happens after Nov. 3.
This grifter has lied to America thousands of times, even about the size of his inauguration crowd, so we just can’t believe him now about life and death. It absolutely does matter who the president is.
This one is killing us.
| Year | Letters | Published | Avg. | Avg. Wait Time (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 | .917 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | .625 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | .769 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | .846 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | .923 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | .500 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 48 | 31 | .646 | 3.5 |
| 2026 | 56 | 33 | .589 | 4.2 |
| Career | 219 | 151 | .689 | 4.1 |
3 more needed for induction.