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Letters to the Editor | Jan. 8, 2026

Inquirer readers on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military and President Trump's ambitions in Greenland.

An adult female polar bear, left, and two year-old cubs walk over snow-covered freshwater glacier ice in Southeast Greenland in March 2015.
An adult female polar bear, left, and two year-old cubs walk over snow-covered freshwater glacier ice in Southeast Greenland in March 2015.Read moreKristin Laidre / AP
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What is Congress waiting for?

It is now time for our representatives in Congress to discuss when, by whom, and how they will proceed with a motion to remove the president from his position. The 25th Amendment explains exactly how to do this. The vice president is supposed to initiate this process, but we know in this case that won’t be happening.

Donald Trump’s reckless and delusional words and actions are not only endangering the safety of millions of U.S. troops stationed around the globe, but they also threaten the sense of peace and security that the entire world has enjoyed since the end of World War II.

Let’s look at what Trump has done in the past seven days alone:

  1. He took over Venezuela without any congressional approval — then said the U.S. will come in and send our companies to take over the oil drilling, which is worth billions in annual revenue.

  2. He threatened Iran, Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba with similar actions in their countries when they criticized his invasion of Venezuela.

  3. He stated that the U.S. needs to own Greenland for reasons of “national security.” What kind of “national security” threat does he think exists in Greenland? Polar bears?

When the emperor not only has no clothes but also seems unhinged, it’s time for our representatives to do what our Constitution has given them the power to do.

Write to your members of Congress today and ask them to insist on rational leadership for our wonderful country by starting this process.

Francine Mulligan, Philadelphia

Anything but Epstein

I will do anything to stop the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. I have subverted the work of the FBI and compelled officials in the U.S. Department of Justice to perjure themselves on my behalf. But don’t worry — if Congress ever indicts them, I will pardon them.

I will blow up boats and kill civilians in international waters and claim they are smuggling drugs, but I won’t provide any proof. My word is enough.

I will seize oil tankers in international waters and claim they are running illegal oil.

I will start a war with a sovereign country, depose its leader, destabilize the government, and claim its oil riches for the United States.

I’ll do just about anything to prevent, slow down, or redact any information that may reference me in those Epstein files.

Where is Congress? Donald Trump has defied the deadline to release the Epstein files, committed war crimes in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific against unknown suspects, seized ships at sea, and is now starting a war. All because of the Epstein files? What could be in those files?

Susan Thompson, Media

On this day

An interesting coincidence, perhaps. It’s curious that Manuel Noriega was taken into custody in Panama by U.S. forces in 1990 on the same date as Nicolás Maduro: Jan. 3. Any political symmetry intended?

Richard Wertime, Merion Station

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