Repetition of falsehoods doesn’t make them true
Dumont, N.J.: The only mistake the Daily News made in terms of what right-wing acolyte Voicer Rich Hilbert alleged was printing the lies and misinformation contained in his letter. The first lie concerned Mark Zuckerberg, and I quote Hilbert verbatim: “The $400 million that Zuckerberg sent to Biden,” a never-ending piece of MAGA propaganda. Zuckerberg and his wife donated $400 million to two nonprofit organizations that distributed grants to state and local governments to help them conduct the 2020 election during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Tech and Civic Life, a Chicago-based nonprofit, received and distributed the bulk of the money. The Center for Election Innovation and Research, based in Washington, also issued grants.
The next lie was about the laptop of Hunter Biden. Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook restricted a story about the laptop due to FBI warnings of misinformation about it. Hunter’s laptop was in the possession of Republicans for several years and the subject of an intense two-year congressional investigation that exposed nothing except pornographic pictures of Hunter.
After listening to President Trump’s incoherent ramblings at his 2024 rallies, topped off by his loony anecdotes about death by boat batteries or sharks, as well as Hannibal Lecter and the snake poem, along with his latest goofball lie that he sent the U.S. military to California to turn on the water faucet, all I can do is laugh at Hilbert’s projection of Trump’s third-grade-level babbling. Keep up the great work, Daily News, and do not let the MAGA purveyors of propaganda dissuade you from honest, fact-based reporting with their lies and falsehoods. David G. Kay
Dismantling
Redondo Beach, Calif.: Americans want government to work in emergencies like the Washington, D.C., airliner crash, but Trump is dedicated to making government not work. John Chevedden
General destruction
Newton, N.J.: Let me get this straight: An alcoholic, womanizing ex-talking head becomes secretary of defense and one of his first actions is to revoke the security clearance of a four-star general, plus investigate busting him down in rank? Proof that Felony Donnie doesn’t care one bit about the military. Maybe it should stop caring about him. Michael Schnackenberg
Dressed to oppress
Manhattan: Kristi Noem thinks she is the last showgirl. There is zero reason for a cabinet secretary to be dressed like a paramilitary soldier. Is she kicking in doors? No. It’s playtime. No experience, no knowledge, no plan — just look at me in my costume. The Highbridge neighborhood is infested with open-air drug markets. Why weren’t they targeted? Too common for media sensation. Good job, MAGA. Patricia Clark
Just bluster
Manhattan: We are trading thousands of terrorists for a few hostages and now we hear they might be dead, so why are we continuing with this charade? No other country in the world would have to give up terrorists for hostages, so why does Israel have to do it? Also, weren’t all the hostages supposed to be released when Trump became president? Weren’t supermarket prices supposed to go down drastically? Weren’t pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses going to stop? The only thing happening is that working people with Mexican or South American heritage are being sought out in the places they work (even though Trump said over and over that they are on welfare and don’t work). Mr. Trump, a noncitizen can not be on welfare or food stamps. If South Americans are stealing Americans’ jobs, doesn’t that mean South Americans are working? Edward Drossman
Family values
Englewood, N.J.: The difference between the Trump and Biden administrations can be aptly summed up in their different abortion agendas. Vice President JD Vance expressed a pro-family agenda at the recent March for Life held in Washington when he said, “I want more babies in the United States of America.” The Biden administration, on the other hand, with its abortion czar Kamala Harris, who loves terminating babies in the womb so much that she ran for president mainly on that platform, endeavored to spread abortion as far and wide as possible. The Trump administration wants to grow families. The Biden regime tried to reduce them. I think that says it all. Jennifer Berenbaum
Cheering our demise
Richmond Hill: To Voicers Frank Barnett and George O’Neill: You stated that “Trump shows more energy.” It seems his energy is spent in the wrong direction. You must be blind not to see that this week has been all about revenge! He is trying to destroy everything that made the U.S.A. wonderful. He is also destroying our democracy, which our forefathers fought hard to establish and uphold. Democracy does not mean dictatorship. Are you proud of how he is destroying everything good in our country? He plunges right on, not caring about laws that have governed us for centuries. You said, “The best is yet to come”? Oh, God help us. Ene Kelly
Reader-less leadership
Manhattan: A Trump memorial library? Really? He hasn’t read a book in his life. Now, a Trump sewer — that would make sense. Mark Portnoy
All wrong
Staten Island: This country has elected a convicted felon to the highest office in the country. Now Bob Menendez, who has committed crimes not as bad as the president’s, will face some serious prison time. My query is why? Trump is not being castigated for his crimes. When RFK Jr. speaks, I think he is mentally unstable. The White House press secretary is much too young. l say refer RFK Jr. to a psychiatrist, then pardon Menendez, and lastly, put a diaper on Karoline Leavitt and start over. Jeffrey Van Pelt
Golden opportunity
Yorktown Heights N.Y.: Maybe the courts can arrange a way for Menendez to serve his sentence at Fort Knox instead of a regular prison as a form of poetic justice. Anthony Vegliante
Divisive dissent
Glendale: In America, the words “we the people” represent the voices of all Americans of every race, creed and cultural heritage. However, Leonard Greene has difficulty accepting such truth and justice for citizens of this country (“As Don attacks legacy of MLK’s efforts, there is no attacking the content of their characters,” column, Jan. 26). It’s likely that Greene takes exception to anything our new president says or does. Instead of trying to mend relationships broken by communistic and socialistic ways that divide us, he opts to champion these initiatives as if they were designed to unite us. Racism is a horrible disease that Americans who thrive on hatred suffer from in a manner that defies logic. Perhaps it is in the best interest of Greene and others who think like him to take a time out. Such statements of condemnation can’t be tolerated and should not be taken as anything but hateful rhetoric. Jonathan Kiddrane
Subway cybersecurity
Woodside: The MTA’s consistently anemic subway safety, security and reliability record has always put New Yorkers on the edge. Although the MTA claims theoretical gains in declining crime statistics, unfortunately, regular commuters have yet to see palpable improvements. To add to the growing subway woes, the latest report about the blatant theft of trains from storage tracks perpetrated by culprits taking a dangerous joyride will worry every train rider. Given their audacity and blatant disregard for law, NYC’s ever-worried subway passengers may dread their worst nightmare of being on the train hijacked by emboldened thieves and audacious joyriders, including copycats. Considering rapid strides in technology, notably the harnessing of artificial intelligence, I think the MTA should install foolproof programs or a coded safety mechanism that controls train activation, which only authorized train personnel can access, not thrill-seekers bent on seeking likes on their social media posts. Atul M. Karnik
Offset revenue
Brooklyn: MTA officials have announced the success of congestion pricing — fewer vehicles are entering the restricted zone. That surely is a good thing. But are we forgetting something? The main purpose of the tolls was to raise funds for the MTA. Now that fewer cars are coming into Manhattan, tolls collected at the other crossings, such as the Brooklyn–Battery and Queens–Midtown tunnels, etc., will go down. This loss in revenue will be much more than what is collected through congestion pricing tolls, as the river crossing tolls are at a higher rate than the congestion pricing toll. Damo Baliga
