Dear Editor, Trump’s Unbridled Racism The Trump presidency’s assault on decency through blatant racism continues.

In previous administrations, the fee to enter national parks was waived on federal holidays. Not anymore. In a racist decision designed to degrade the contributions African Americans have made to this country’s history, on MLK Jr Day and Juneteenth, these parks will no longer be free. But on Flag Day (with legislation pending to rename it “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day”) they will be free. All this after ordering the removal of African American history and slavery exhibits from national parks.

Last year Trump fired General CQ Brown as Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Vice Chair Alvin Brown of the NTSB, NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, and Willie Phillips from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They were all African Americans and, not surprisingly, they were all replaced by white men. When General Brown was fired, Pete Hegseth claimed it was because he was too “woke” and questioned whether he was in the position because of his race. Hegseth then replaced him with a little known, and less experienced, white man.

During his campaign Trump made disparaging remarks about Somali immigrants in Maine, calling them “garbage”. And we all remember when he referred to Haiti and El Salvador as “s#*thole countries” while asking why we can’t have more immigrants from Norway. Now Trump is asking the courts to void the legal status and protection of immigrants from Haiti while hailing and helping white immigrants from South Africa.

Have we trashed Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of Liberty?

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” I fear we have. -Charlotte Hollings, Lancaster