Trump is doing what he promised

To the editor:

I have read several articles about the Department of Government Efficiency and cutting waste, but not one word about the waste and corruption they found.

No more Tampons for Taliban or Drag shows in Peru or dozens of similar items. Millions of dollars stopped to fund illegal immigration and millions to far left news organizations around the world and in the U.S. About 85,000 bureaucrats are taking a buyout plan and thousands have been fired. And 500,000 Social Security payments to people with no Social Security Number.

And then there is the column headlined “Presidents made the same mistake.” I won’t use the L word but the “misinformation” was astonishing.

Columnist John Krull claims President Joe Biden has a record of legislative accomplishments greater than any since President Lyndon Johnson. Would that be the Inflation Reduction Act that was really a climate act that was a slush fund for left wing projects and actually increased inflation.

He says President Donald Trump scoffs at the idea of meritocracy. That must be why he is replacing race-based hiring wit\h merit-based hiring.

He said Trump began manipulating search engines so it would look like deportations and other attempts to curtail illegal immigration were more aggressive than they were in reality. That must be why thousands have been deported and illegal immigration at the border is down 94% in just one month.

He says Elon Musk’s campaign to make government more efficient is clearly illegal. So far, no court has said so.

And while he claims that a majority of voters don’t back Trump’s agenda polls show that they do.

Polls also show that 70% of voters believe Trump is doing exactly what he promised to do.

Stephen Erwin

Portland