To the editor: Sufficient. Final week, the president of the US shared probably the most disgraceful, racist submit potential (“Trump refuses to apologize after sharing racist picture of the Obamas: ‘I didn’t make a mistake,’” Feb. 6). It was not a misunderstood joke. It was overt, ugly and rooted in the identical sort of dehumanization that has fueled violence and division on this nation for generations.
When somebody with nationwide energy shows this sort of racism, it does actual hurt. It indicators permission to demean, exclude and scapegoat whole communities. It tells individuals of colour that their dignity is conditional and their security negotiable.
Management requires judgment, restraint and a primary respect for humanity. Anybody who chooses to submit racist rhetoric has demonstrated that they lack these qualities. That alone ought to disqualify them from holding public workplace or wielding authority over others. If he had been the CEO of a significant company, he would have been fired.
I’m calling on everybody — Republicans, independents and Democrats — to denounce this instantly and name for President Trump’s resignation or impeachment and elimination. This conduct shouldn’t be normalized or tolerated.
Silence is complicity. This second calls for readability.
Marilyn J. Inexperienced, Malibu
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To the editor: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), normally cheering on all the things this administration does, wrote on X about Trump posting a video depicting the Obamas as apes: “Praying it was faux as a result of it’s probably the most racist factor I’ve seen out of this White Home.”
You understand what’s actually unhappy? Scott calls the submit not simply racist, however “probably the most racist factor,” acknowledging that it has a slew of opponents.
Susan Christian Goulding, Seal Seashore
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To the editor: Even given Trump’s well-documented historical past of racist (in addition to misogynistic) remarks and conduct, I’m appalled and disgusted — and sure, even shocked — by his current submit concerning the Obamas. Stunned, not as a result of I don’t consider it displays his racism however as a result of, because the president of the US, I anticipate the next commonplace, or at the very least a higher pretense of decency. However as soon as once more, Trump believes that he’s the middle of the universe and he can say and do no matter he pleases. That he blames it on an aide, a doubtful excuse, makes him no much less accountable.
However what about his fellow Republicans? Whereas some have rightly condemned the submit and urged him to apologize, there needs to be louder, extra widespread outrage and condemnation. Is overt racism acceptable to them?
That he would refuse to apologize, sadly, shouldn’t be a shock. However are so many in his social gathering unwilling to name him out for conduct that needs to be unacceptable from anybody, a lot much less the president of the US? Or, do they agree? To paraphrase Laura Loomer talking of Sen. Tim Scott, does condemning Trump’s remarks render you too “silly” to be a Republican chief? I’m embarrassed and ashamed that Trump is who the world could consider represents our nation.
Alfredo Gonzalez, West Covina
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To the editor: Loomer directed her vitriol at Sen. Tim Scott, who’s Black. However her phrases extra aptly apply to the racist-in-chief who really reposted the rubbish: “Somebody who’s keen to offer the Democrats ammunition like that in the course of a midterm election 12 months is just too silly to be in cost.”
John Weinell, San Clemente
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To the editor: Simply once we thought Trump might sink no decrease, he once more proved us mistaken. The rhetorical assertion and question posed by lawyer Joseph N. Welch to Sen. Joseph McCarthy needs to be posed to the sitting president: “You’ve gotten carried out sufficient. Have you ever no sense of decency, sir, in the end? Have you ever left no sense of decency?”
David Sacks, Los Alamitos
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To the editor: Columnist LZ Granderson reminds us that Donald Trump is a racist and that his dominance of the Republican Get together relies upon the continued help of like-minded individuals (“Trump retains reminding us why individuals help him. It’s the racism,” Feb. 6). In the identical version, columnist Anita Chabria calls out Trump for his posting of a racist video depicting the Obamas and warns us that Republicans will proceed to play on racism as a way to disrupt the 2026 midterm elections (“Sure, Trump’s video displaying the Obamas as apes is racist. However it’s additionally concerning the election,” Feb. 6).
Nowhere are Trump’s racist instincts extra evident than in his immigration insurance policies. Since he got here down the escalator to kick off his first presidential marketing campaign in 2015, Trump has constantly characterised Black- and brown-skinned immigrants as criminals, rapists and murderers from “s—gap” nations, and he has made the Hitler-esque declare that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our nation.”
Throughout Trump’s 5 years in workplace, the one change that he has made to our nationwide immigration coverage that really benefited a sure group of immigrants was when he granted particular refugee standing to white South Africans. He has additionally publicly known as for extra immigrants from Norway, Denmark and different predominantly white nations.
To his credit score, Trump is an open e book. What you see is what you get. Sadly, it seems that many Trump appointees and a large share of People share his racist instincts.
Gary Vogt, Menifee, Calif.
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To the editor: Granderson’s piece was spot on. Thanks for his considerate perspective.
I’m a homosexual white man, and I noticed this similar kind of direct offense a 12 months in the past. Earlier than Trump posted the disgusting video of the Obamas throughout Black Historical past Month, he renamed the usHarvey Milk throughout Pleasure Month in 2025. LGBTQ+ individuals have so little in the way in which of acknowledgment of our contributions to society, but even these few are maliciously degraded, devalued and destroyed.
These offenses are intentionally designed to disrespect teams who’ve needed to combat lengthy and arduous for equality that a lot of the U.S. takes without any consideration.
Mike Whiteside, Sacramento
