Why would CBS News decide that it was not relevant to show qualified reporting about anything, much less the story behind the removal of 280 men in the name of our “immigration policy,” supposedly dangerous criminals treated like animals, deported without telling them where, without just cause or due process, to a hellhole prison in El Salvador known for its torturous treatment and in all probability, never getting out?
The network put the kibosh on this story for inexplicable reasons. This “60 Minutes” segment was canceled by Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News. Just like the Nazis tried to hide sites in Germany during World War II, those concentration camps that ended up mass murdering six million Jews, this is no different, and the public does not know what’s really happening.
Why would CBS cover this up?
If you don’t see it, then it didn’t happen.
Linda Gefen, Boca Raton
Restore the subsidies
Now that we have reached the crisis stage in health care, it is past time for the president and his party to get serious about the poor state of health care in the richest country in the world.
Many Americans cringe as they reflect back to President Trump’s comments in the campaign when his reply to a question about health care was: “I have a concept of a plan.”
Trump has a deep-seated hatred for all things Obama, with Obamacare at the top of the list. The problem is, he and his cronies have offered absolutely nothing as an alternative.
At the end of 2025, enhanced federal subsidies were to terminate. Premiums will skyrocket. An estimated 4.8 million people will lose coverage completely and 22 million will see their premiums increase by an average of 114% or $1,016 a year. It is unconscionable that the wealthiest 25% of the population will get 60% of next year’s tax breaks under the “big beautiful bill.”
The time is long past due for Democrats and Republicans to sit down together and work out a bipartisan health care agreement that will help the American people in the long run. Maybe if we call it “Trumpcare,” it will pique the president’s interest.
Bruce J. Maltzman, Wellington
All the wrong energy
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts advocates a theory of Alexander Hamilton calling for an “energetic” presidency. Nothing wrong with that, but an aging, self-enriching former New York real-estate developer isn’t well-suited for such a job.
Some of us lose memory and patience as we age. We get frustrated — even angry. This is true of Trump, too. His military may not allow him to start a global war, but his energy is all depressing, negative and hurtful. Not enough Republicans would help get him out from under the 25th Amendment. Pass the anti-depressants.
Robert Cogan, Boynton Beach
It’s TRS, not TDS
Sun Sentinel reader Robert Bialer recently shared an exchange he had with a friend who accused him of having “TDS,” Trump Derangement Syndrome, to which he took great offense.
Mr. Bialer should explain to his friend that “TDS” applies to Trump’s supporters, not his detractors. The rest of us level-headed people who despise Trump and everything he represents are blessed with “TRS” — Trump Reality Syndrome.
Rita Ouellette, Margate
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