Congress must act on Trump’s border policies

Still 87 and still writing letters, and I will continue to do so as long as I am able and as long as our politicians don’t care or can’t get rid of this so-called president, who has done so much damage to our country and has most of the rest of the world laughing — no, not laughing, but going against us.

I’ve sent this letter to all of our senators and representatives from Washington state as well as newspapers in the state.

Regarding the separation of children from families at the border, I am wondering if Attorney General Jeff Sessions or any of the other people who are for this kind of treatment went to another country and this were to happen to them; would they then be for the same treatment? I think not.

Now, regarding the G-7 summit, it’s another one of Trump’s mess-ups, one of many. What can people in this country and the rest of the world do, if our politicians can’t or won’t do anything.

We’re just treading water.

Roy Johnson

Mukilteo

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