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Letter from Ronald E. Bishop

Trust Problems Close to Home?

Our federal administration has made sweeping changes since Inauguration Day. A variety of lawful means were available for making these changes, including reviews of federal employees’ work records, congressional actions to limit funding and diplomatic overtures to renegotiate treaties. However, they did not bother with honest measures: In our names, Mr. Trump and his team broke promises of employment to our workers and breached contracts with partners (including farmers) locally and around the globe. They violated treaties with Ukraine (the Budapest Memorandum) and our neighboring nations (the USMCA). The weight of evidence is clear: This American government is faithless.

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