The Dodgers in D.C.

I was so saddened to see the picture of the L.A. Dodgers with the convicted felon, liar, racist who fires people at will because he can. In our country many people are out of jobs, wonder how they will feed their families, pay rent or see a doctor. He has ended U.S. food aid in 14 impovershed countries. Men, women and children will starve to death. Donald Trump does not care. He only cares for Donald Trump, the bootlickers who bow to his every request and his wealthy friends.

It’s no secret that managers and players have salaries that set them for life. No worries there. I thought the Dodgers would make a statement for the U.S. and the working people in our country and decline the invitation. I have been a fan for years and cheered you on. Now I say, Shame on you.

— Angela Williams, San Gabriel

The 442nd

Re “Great gallantry,” (April 5):

What hypocrisy! President Roosevelt is quoted as saying “Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry” when referring to the 442nd Infantry. Yet in 1942 he passed the executive order to send thousands of Japanese to concentration camps, called “relocation’ camps,” many of them American citizens.

So why not have them released before Truman’s executive order 9742 in 1946?

Eventually, a commission appointed by President Carter in 1983 concluded the internment had been a product of racism.

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 officially apologized and authorized payment to each living detainee.

— Antonella Bennett, Pasadena

Oversized baby

Since Trump acts like an oversized baby with his egotistical fits and his infantile name-calling, Barbara Doss’s objection (Letters, April 9) is largely misplaced. Exaggeration of perceived faults is central to political cartoons, where heads become pointy, ears floppy and eyes goofy. Think of the balloon of Trump wearing diapers as a legitimate extension of a political cartoon. I haven’t seen the balloon but the theme strikes me as entirely appropriate. Respect must be earned.

— Dave Matson, Pasadena

Far-right activist

I find it disturbing that Trump would rely on a known conspiracist and far-right activist, Laura Loomer, to terminate Tim Haugh, a four-star General who was the head of the NSA. To learn that Trump’s decision was based on disinformation provided by Loomer about Haugh’s ties to Gen. Mark Milley and his loyalty to Trump makes it all more frightening to know that Trump relied on and based his decisions on an unreliable source, jeopardizing the security of our nation.

You can’t help but wonder how many of Trump’s decisions were based on similar sources, for example, the use of tariffs, and how much more our nation can survive the consequences of such bad choices.

— Larry Naritomi, Monterey Park

South Korea

I was reading in today’s paper (April 5) about South Korea having to remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office for “violating the constitution and other laws,”, thinking, wow, South Korea is a fairly well-advanced democratic country, with a strong economy, smart people and a strong military. How could something like that happen over there?

Then I thought, wait, that exactly what is happening here, too! How can our current president be allowed to destroy our economy in two days? How can one man be allowed to take $5 trillion out of the stock market all by himself? How is one man allowed to just instantly dismantle good government services that help many millions of Americans and empower a non-elected non-citizen (Musk) to summarily fire thousands of hard-working and valuable government employees without cause?

Where is our U.S. Congress to check and balance these devastating actions? How can something like this happen here?

Let’s do what South Korea had the courage to do, and impeach and remove this demented dangerous man now, before he destroys us all. Then, like South Korea, we can pick up the pieces and start over.

— William Stremel, South Pasadena