Letter to the Editor | Musk and Trump are a danger to America

Letter: Only we can save America

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Yale historian Timothy Snyder, author of the 2017 short book “On Tyranny,” noted recently in his blog that “Of course it’s a coup: Miss the obvious, lose your republic.” Benjamin Franklin, when asked after the Constitutional Convention, “What have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” U…

Letter to the Editor | Musk and Trump are a danger to America

"President Musk and Vice President Trump need to be stopped dead in their tracks as they further destroy our democratically elected republic."

The Trump-Musk Regime’s Final Assault on America

The United States is not just declining—it is being deliberately dismantled by a ruling class that has abandoned any pretense of serving the public good. With Donald Trump back in power and billionaire Elon Musk granted near-total control over the federal government’s inner workings, the country has entered its final descent into oligarchic authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are being gutted. Privacy protections have been obliterated. Reg…