Letters to the Editor | June 30, 2026

The constant propaganda emanating from the current presidential administration continues to be dangerous and disturbing. The latest example concerns our vice president’s comments concerning Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. Our nation suffered the loss of 58,000 service members during the Vietnam War, and it would be difficult to find an American family in the 1960s and early 1970s that had not been touched by the war’s violence. To rewrite the war’s history and its conclusion — not to mention the unlawful conduct of President Nixon during his administration — is insulting to all Americans and service members who served during those years.

Thomas M. Lynch, Voorhees

As voters go to the polls this November, I hope they remember that the people they elect are a direct reflection of themselves. Before you pull the lever to register your votes, think hard about how you want people across America and the world to view you.

When you elect a candidate who says and does disgusting things, others will believe that is an accurate reflection of your values and morals. If you vote for a person who is lawless and disrespects our Constitution, are you willing to accept that others will think you believe this behavior to be acceptable and honorable enough to represent you? Are you willing to elect a candidate who will decide on legislation that will directly impact your life, but is someone you wouldn’t trust to babysit your children or your pets? I urge people to think hard about the candidate they are considering.

In the end, whoever gets elected will be a direct reflection on the voters and their communities.

Fred Shapiro, Margate

What keeps you up at night? Is it voter fraud? Rigged and stolen elections?

I guess it keeps the president up, because he says voter fraud is a national emergency and should be Congress’ top priority. He refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that would have improved the lives of Americans all over the country because of this “national emergency.”

I think most people would say what keeps them up at night is being able to pay their bills, to have secure housing, affordable healthcare. The president says he doesn’t worry about inflation or high gas and grocery prices — things that affect the lives of Americans every single day. He obviously is not concerned about people’s housing status because he’s chosen to block the bill that would have given them some relief.

I think we all know there is no national emergency around elections.

The real emergency here is Donald Trump’s fear that the Republicans might lose their majority in Congress, which would be a defeat for him.

June Siegel, Elkins Park

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