3/22/2025

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT,

            Sorry to miss our letter yesterday, I was teaching the 4th graders about camera angles. I tricked them into thinking that a robot in a photo was the size of a human but then revealed the photographer had used a low-angle shot of a toy to compose the image. Even their teacher was fascinated!

As you know, the press does this, too, using the various angles to report on their stories, that’s why I consult various sources to get a more complete picture & often conclude everything is complicated.  For example, today reports of your threats against the Paul Weiss law firm are in every outlet each with a different spin.  The G says, “Trump ramps ups retribution campaign against legal community.” The WSJ notes, “Firm’s decision to cut deal with Trump shocked legal industry bracing for more executive orders.” While Fox’s spin reporting indicates that the “US equal opportunity commission demands 20 law firms disclose DEI employment practices.”

You’re not trying to dismantle the legal system, are you? That would be a bad idea, as individuals charged with settling disputes will make too many mistakes & bedlam will ensue. Best to let the lawyers & judges do their thing.

SoW, please follow up on those folks that got sent to El Salvador. They didn’t get their day in court. Some may not be “criminals.” According to the ACLU, “undocumented presence in the United States alone … is not a crime under federal law,” so rather than be incarcerated in Tecoluca they should be sent back to Venzuela, but. Please let each detainee tell their side of the story as each may have unique circumstances.

Having people telling their side of the story leads to better decisions whether that’s in court or in the media. That’s why I ask that you restore funding to Radio Free Asia (RFA). You may remember that Congress created it following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre to broadcast facts into countries where governments are afraid of them.  If you want to counteract XJ, RFA is the cheapest way to go. I know that you are all about efficiency so please tell Kari Lake to reinstate the reporters she fired.

I hope you enjoy the NCAA wrestling matches today. I prefer basketball. I like to see players being coached to work together. Encouragement makes all the difference, don’t you think?

BYBS,