Making a strong case for Trump: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 15, 2024

The Issue: Michael Goodwin’s column making the case to vote for former President Donald Trump.

I commend Michael Goodwin for his excellent and cohesive article laying out several reasons for voting for former President Donald Trump (“Why I am voting for Donald Trump,” Michael Goodwin, Oct. 13).

We can only vaguely envision what this nation would turn into if Trump were to lose this November.

Samuel Frazer

Fort Myers, Fla.

One would have to be deliberately obtuse to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

To hear her answer a question is cringe-worthy and a deterrent to voting for her in and of itself. And by her own admission, she wouldn’t do anything different than President Biden, and therefore she doesn’t deserve a promotion by any metric.

“The Trump Train” will be what gets this country moving forward.

Peter Cooper

Bronxville

Goodwin, in explaining why he is voting for Trump, highlights his first-term handling of the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as well as the Democrats’ use of lawfare to politically disable him.

However the most compelling reason to vote for him, and one that Goodwin failed to mention, is the existential threat to our nation and the world that Harris poses if she were to win the election.

She would claim a mandate to continue the progressive, liberal agenda that was started by former President Barack Obama.

These policies have been systematically destroying the fabric of American society and weakened our position globally. We could expect a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and the eventual ruination of Israel. The free world will no longer have an America to protect it from a Russian and Chinese coalition.

It is not enough to want Trump to win — rather, he must win.

Jack Kaufman

Naples, Fla.

The Democratic candidate is responsible for the murder and rape of scores of Americans through her policies. And her entire campaign is couched in abortion rights, a crackdown on gun owners and open borders.

It is time for all of us to vote the elites out. This is not their country to cheapen or radicalize.

Ken Karcinell

Hewlett

The Issue: A genetic study that indicates Christopher Columbus possibly had Sephardic Jewish ancestry.

There is overwhelming evidence that Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451 and was a practicing Catholic, along with his family (“Oy vey! Mamma mia!” Oct. 14).

The DNA studies cited in the report mentioned that there were only “traits” of Sephardic Jewish heritage. But so what? Many Jews resided in Italy at the time, so it is entirely possible that someone in Columbus’ family tree was a Sephardic Jewish convert to Christianity.

That doesn’t make Columbus Jewish, and there is certainly no evidence to suggest that he practiced Judaism or read Hebrew. Even if he had Jewish ancestry, he likely wasn’t aware of it.

Dennis Middlebrooks

Brooklyn

The study that argues Columbus was a Sephardic Jew only points to genetic evidence.

There is practically nothing else to indicate that he was a practicing Jew. I also don’t really see the relevance of pointing this out, as plenty of people have admixtures from different ethnicities. It also has no bearing on Columbus’ legacy.

Jonathan Sherman

Manhattan

I am dumbfounded at these findings because up until now, I have always believed Columbus was Genoese Catholic.

Edward Sanchez

New Rochelle

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