To the Editor:

Mr “I alone can fix it” had promised to end the Ukraine war on Day 1 of his new term. 123 days later it looks like our wannabe dictator is afraid to take on a real dictator. Trump could force Putin’s hand if he would pledge to continue supporting Ukraine with intelligence and weapons while simultaneously increasing sanctions on Russia, but odds are he won’t.

This will send a clear message to the rest of the world – If you stand up to Trump he will back down — much like China’s Xi is doing with Trump’s tariffs.

We need to once and for all stop talking about Trump being a great negotiator and a great businessman — he’s a bully and a con-man. We need to stop reporting everything he says as if it is significant — much of it is incorrect and incoherent. We need to stop treating him like he is some strong, manly figure — he’s just loud and vulgar.

Things might change, however, if we could just find some way for Trump to personally profit off Ukraine winning the war. I wonder if Zelenskyy has a tricked out 747 that he could offer Trump as a backup to the one Qatar is g(r)ifting him.

1338 days to go.

Kathy Quinn

Newtown