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Sound Off: May 19, 2026

By Sun Herald

May 19, 2026 3:00 AM

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2026. Trump is returning from Beijing where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade deals in various sectors. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) — President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2026. ALEX WROBLEWSKI AFP via Getty Images

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Suing the country

President Trump sued his own government for $10 billion. Tuesday, he settled with the DOJ he runs and cut the judge out of the process. The deal: a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund his Attorney General controls, with no court oversight and no transparency. It’s the most corrupt scheme of his presidency.

The big payoff

So Mr. I Don’t Take A Salary just sued the country for $10 billion and settled for $1.8 billion? And gets to spend it how he sees fit? That’s pretty good work if you can get it. Interested to see how he makes America great with this.

MAGA

How to Make America Great Again: Sue it for $10 billion and settle for $1.8 billion. That should do it.

More of the same

So the president of the United States just sued the country and will walk away with close to $2 billion. Looking forward to Democrats being outraged and Republicans defending it.

Small price to pay

Well, he’s been attacked at every turn by the swamp and nearly killed. He deserves to get paid.

That’s comedy?

I finally watched the roast of Kevin Hart. Is that really what passes for comedy now?

Close the book

The top climate committee of the UN has admitted their global climate modeling has been way wrong. Welcome to reality. This has been the backbone of the world’s, and particularly America’s, disastrous environmental and related economic policies.

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