There are many problems having a president who does not filter his language and is often combative. Yet we have grown accustomed to his demeaning outbursts, the rambling, stream-of-consciousness speeches, and the all caps, middle-of-the-night tweets. But let's not forget that Mr. Trump's sleep issues, uncontrolled anger, slurred and incoherent speech, as well as his unsteady gait, are all symptoms of dementia.

We now head into a new year with a Commander-in-Chief in obvious decline, a Supreme Court happy to give him more power, and advisors enabling his every petulant, even illegal whim. Meanwhile, two unelected White House officials are destroying what he can of our federal government (Russell Vought) and deporting our law-abiding neighbors (Stephen Miller). While I struggle to imagine how our country can endure three more years of the unchecked chaos and corruption of this administration, I hope we - the people- now value leaders who are wise, tolerant, and reassuringly sane.

Leslie Kanberg

Downtown

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