Letter: The powerful need their jesters

The jester is the only one who can speak truth to the king. He’s kept close by and supported by everyone, no matter how close his words come to offending.History and even current affairs show what happens when people become so rich and powerful that they fail to keep a jester close by, someone who will speak the truth they may not want to hear. Napoleon wasn’t so well informed, Gen. Custer had no one. Michael Jackson didn’t have a soul to tell him the truth.Donald Trump, as a p