War as Distraction

Letter to the LNP Editor; text as submitted March 4, 2026

Last weekend Trump started a war in the Middle East. As of Tuesday the operation has cost the lives of six military members and more than a billion dollars of U.S. taxpayers’ money. Trump’s stated reasons and goals are vague, shifting daily. What I, and many others, believe is that his primary objective is to remove the Epstein files from public attention and media reporting.

This must not be allowed to happen. Trump is a master at sowing chaos and confusion to divert attention from his actions. He has filled his administration with lackeys whose only qualification is loyalty to their dear leader. Together they have established an authoritarian regime that defies the law and ignores the Constitution. Protecting Trump and his billionaire pals from any accountability for their part in Epstein’s international enterprise of sex crimes and corruption is one of their primary objectives.

Trump is a convicted felon and an adjudicated offender who has bragged about getting away with sexual harassment. His “Justice” Department has failed miserably in following the law regarding release of the Epstein files. They have redacted the names of multiple suspects while inflicting immense harm on survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes by revealing protected personal information and images.

We who believe in decency and justice must continue to raise our voices and demand accountability. Pedophiles, money launderers, and corrupt individuals of all kinds must be removed from public office. Under Trump the U.S. has lost much of the free world’s regard and trust. For the sake of ourselves, our neighbors, and coming generations, we must work to rebuild all that the Trump regime has destroyed.