Opinion: The birther president tours a civil rights museum. Really?

To the editor: Among the many actions taken by President Trump that made him an unwelcome presence at an opening ceremony for Mississippi’s new civil rights museum was his ride into office powered by his hatred of President Obama. (“‘Mr. President, we don’t need you in Mississippi.’ Protests as Trump speaks at new civil rights museum,” Dec. 9)

He spent years spreading the lie that Obama was not born in this country, and as president, he is obsessed with wiping out every one of his predecessor’s achievements. He appears to be consumed by anger at the fact that he, a white man, is outclassed by Obama, a black man, whose gentlemanly demeanor, intelligence and calm show Trump up at every turn.

Sadly, Trump has found an audience of similarly inclined people who will support him no matter what. But he had incredible gall to show up at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

Marcia Goldstein, Laguna Woods

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To the editor: I am so incredibly sorry and ashamed that Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) was unable to attend the opening of the civil rights museum. One can hardly blame this American hero for not sharing the stage with Trump, who called some of the white supremacists marching in Charlottesville, Va., “fine people.”

More recently, Trump endorsed Republican Roy Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate who has stated that the last time America was great was when we had slaves. This is the same anachronistic mentality that made the civil rights movement necessary in the first place.

Trump was premature with his “Make America Great Again” slogan, which will become our mantra once he is gone from office and we all must come together as a nation after his divisive rhetoric and racial insensitivity.

Ron Diton, Upland

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