I Think the Problem Is, Number One

Dear Representative Stauber,

"I think the problem is, number one, [Trump is] a bully... I think in many ways he's discredited the American experiment with self-governance... My kids are working for Mayor Pete."

- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: “Robert Kennedy Jr. on Trump.” Yahoo Finance, 16 Jan. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msLFU2zBKok.

Image source: Stolberg, Cheryl Gay. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts about Vaccines.” New York Times, 17 April 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccines.html.

Mailed June 30, 2026

I Can't Stomach Trump

 Dear Representative Stauber,

"I can’t stomach Trump. I think he is noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place."

J. D. Vance, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Quote source: “The Political Evolution of J. D. Vance.” Consider This, NPR, 16 July 2024, https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/1198912911/the-political-evolution-of-j-d-vance.

Image source: Keever, Erin. “Charlotte Talks: 'Hillbilly Elegy' Author J.D. Vance On His Upbringing And The American Dream.”  Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins, WFAE 90.7, 22 Oct. 2018, https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2018-10-22/charlotte-talks-hillbilly-elegy-author-j-d-vance-on-his-upbringing-and-the-american-dream.

Mailed June 18, 2026

My Grandfather, Claude W. Trout (a.k.a. Poppop)

Dear Representative Stauber,

My grandfather, Claude W. Trout (a.k.a. Poppop), served during World War II to stop the spread of authoritarianism and its accompanying death, destruction, and violence. Perhaps your grandfather did, too.

 

Please honor their legacy by stopping, rather than enabling, Trump's attempts at an authoritarian takeover from within.

 

Thank you,

Julie Gard

Mailed June 11, 2026