Letter: Trump sees himself as a monument

It is quite telling how our president has chosen to use his power in these days of unrest. President Trump has signed an executive order to protect monuments and impose prison sentences for acts of vandalism done to these inanimate objects.So, rather than display empathy and concern for protecting the rights of citizens of flesh and bone, he has acted to defend the rights of men of metal and stone.It is not that surprising. The best con men always find great value in symbols. They use symbols th