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Letters for July 22: Nurse Rep. Jen Kiggans should protect women’s rights, not diagnose President Joe Biden from afar

Kiggans

Re “Editorial: Rep. Kiggans lowers the ethical bar to raise money for reelection” (July 17) and “Virginia Republicans mum on Trump’s remarks about Jan. 6 at Chesapeake rally” (July 15): Nurse Rep. Jen Kiggans is now feeling it is her right to diagnose President Joe Biden from afar. She sent out an emailed titled, “Let’s talk about dementia.” Perhaps Kiggans is showing her own dementia as she stands by our Trumpian governor, and they both remain mute about former President Donald Trump’s lying comments.

The other article refers to “Trump’s recent assertions that police told rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.” And Trump said he wanted the release of the jailed “J6 hostages.”

Where was her voice to stand up for the truth? She, our governor and other Republicans could not seem to acknowledge that these insurrectionists were criminals and thugs who damaged the “People’s House.”

Republicans are quick to ignore the laws that were broken and the people who were seriously injured and killed. Now, the Republican Supreme Court has approved immunity for the person who incited the insurrection, and he may never be held accountable.

If Trump is elected, he will pardon the insurrectionists, and he will subject women to unspeakable harm. Read Project 2025. Maybe Kiggans should spend more time working to protect women’s rights and less time making questionable dementia diagnoses.

Vivian Moberg Reynolds, Newport News

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Youngkin

Re “Youngkin tells GOP convention Virginia will elect another ‘Republican outside businessman’” (July 16): Gov. Glenn Youngkin asked God for his guidance about whether he should run for governor. I wonder what God told him about whether he should speak at the Republican National Convention in favor of former President Donald Trump, who just a few days before had claimed that the assault on the Capitol building at the urging of Trump was just another tour group encouraged by police.

Anyone who is seeing the videos of that outrage knows that what Trump claimed was a blatant lie. Youngkin refused to comment on Trump’s claims and spoke recently in support of the candidacy of Trump.

Glenn Shean, Williamsburg

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Harris

The Democrats and President Joe Biden need to change the election game.

1. Bill it as democracy versus former President Donald Trump.
2. Take Biden’s foibles and poor impressions off the table.
3. Give the candidate’s role to Vice President Kamala Harris.
4. Bill Biden as the savior of democracy.
   1. Build up Biden’s ego and public image as a patriot.
   2. Say he’s done so much to change the government’s focus on the working class.
   3. Give him an easy, respectable and credible exit strategy.
   4. He’s saving democracy by asking Harris to come off the bench to finish the job.
   5. Ask him to accept the role with the grace and place in history he has.
5. Ask Harris to take on Trump in the next debate.
6. Harris will bring focus to Trump’s personal foibles, Project 2025 and other risks to democracy.
7. Describe Harris as the next generation of leaders starting now and not in 2028 as Biden wanted.

Here are the consequences:

1. Young people, women, people of color and the undecided will flock to support Harris.
2. Down ballot Democratic candidates will ride her coattails.
3. Democracy wins.

All media should focus on Trump’s personal and political shortcomings compared with what all Americans need.

Bob Volpe, Norfolk

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God

Re “God intervenes” (Your Views, July 17): The letter writer said God saved former President Donald Trump’s life. Trump is no different from anyone else. God looks after all of us. This letter about Trump and God is ridiculous. God looks after all of us. Please no more tripe about Trump.

Deborah Gozzard, Virginia Beach