Opinion | The verdict is already in on Trump's character – The Washington Post
In response to President Biden’s recent speech in which he called former president Donald Trump a threat to democracy, Mr. Trump stated: “He was stuttering through the whole thing. … He’s the threat to d-d-democracy.”
A short time later, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) posted on X: “I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about.”
The Jan. 7 news article “At Iowa event, Trump mocks Biden over speech impediment” reported that Mr. Trump’s stuttering claim was false. Perhaps voters have become inured to Mr. Trump’s repeated lies.
As a society, I hope we do not become inured to his cruelty. Who can forget the image of Mr. Trump in November 2015 flailing his arms and contorting his face while ridiculing a reporter with a physical disability with whom he disagreed?
In the coming months, we’ll learn more about Mr. Trump as the two civil cases and 91 felony counts in four criminal cases against him progress. But the verdict is already in on Mr. Trump’s character: He is cruel, lacks humanity and disregards the truth. Character matters.
Abby Raphael, Arlington