Sound Off

Sound Off: April 19, 2026

By Sun Herald

April 19, 2026 3:00 AM

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean Sea on March 3. U.S. Navy/Getty Images

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Strait opened

Ut oh. The Democrats might have to admit that the president might have some idea of what he is doing when it comes to Iran.

Keep the intensity

Everyone who was screaming about how President Trump was making a mess in Iran needs to keep the same intensity as things begin to turn for the better.

This is tough

Difficult decision incoming: Are the Democrats happy about the opening of the Strait of Hormuz or upset because they might have to compliment the president?

This is a win?

Congratulations, Mr. President. You reopened a strait that was open six weeks ago, a strait that was closed because of your illegal war.

Disappointing

Very disappointed to see Franklin Graham’s response to the legitimate questions about the meme the president posted depicting himself as Jesus.

Piece of work

Franklin Graham and his brand of Christianity are the reason people turn to atheism.

Not his father

I don’t know anyone who has debased themselves as badly as Franklin Graham. What a disgrace to his father’s legacy.

What’s next?

I am eagerly looking forward to the meme of President Trump walking on water, which he later explains away by saying he thought it depicted him water-skiing.

Biloxi VA

I had a life-saving surgery at the Biloxi VA. Everyone and the treatment were just great .Of course, that was before Trump, Musk and DOGE. It is different now. You can’t lay off so many great doctors, nurses and staff and not expect negative results.

Just wrong

It is one thing to strengthen our borders and get rid of the “worst of the worst” as President Trump said he would do, but it is a whole other thing to round up good hard workers, many of them going through the immigration process and others seeking asylum, because of their brown skin. It is rascist and wrong.

What’s the cost?

We still can’t find anyone to tell us how much has been spent on the war. DOD won’t tell us. The president won’t tell us. His budget director won’t tell us. They know the number, but they don’t want the American people to know it.

Deep State

Proof is coming out that President Trump’s first impeachment was a total fraud. Love him or hate him, Trump is this country’s best and last chance to dismantle the Deep State.

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