Sound Off: June 24, 2026

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Art of the Deal

So Donald Trump spent years trashing the deal that President Obama made, then trashed that deal, went to war and made a demonstrably worse deal?

Unconditional surrender

President Trump said there would be no deal with Iran, other than unconditional surrender. Who knew we’d be the ones unconditionally surrendering?

Not so sleepy?

Kudos to former President Biden for sabotaging the reflecting pool to make Donald Trump look bad. I wanted to do it myself, but after I found out where to procure a ton of algae, I couldn’t figure out how to get it into the pool without being caught on camera. He must have scuba dived through some sort of tunnel system. That Joe is still one sharp cookie.

Democrats

When Obama and Biden were presidents, I didn’t agree with many of their policies. I was upset when Obamacare passed. I was angry when Biden enacted so many executive orders in the first 100 days to cancel policies that I supported. Oh... and so much more. But never once did I cheer for the failure of anything. I knew many of their policies were wrong, but I never hoped that our country would not succeed or that their presidencies would fail.

Hating America

I truly believe that the Democrats would love to see America fail, just so they can say that it is President Trump’s fault. They would rather that happen, than see us flourish under our president that they hate so much.

Vandalism

I don’t know if there was vandalism in the reflecting pool, but that 8647 didn’t get burned into the grass on the National Mall by itself.

Communists

When U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Nancy Pelosi and other Democrat leaders, impugn, demonize and decry millionaires plus try to tax them into oblivion, they are committing the highest form of deception and hypocrisy. Worse, it’s right out of the Marxist playbook. Good Socialists, Marxists and Communists actually want the opposite of what they espouse. They want to take from the most wealthy higher class and carve out the middle class. Not to give to the lower or peasant class. Nor balance or equalize the money and opportunity within the population. They want to redistribute wealth primarily to their own pockets.

In danger

The Solialist/Comminist movement is like a cancer spreading throughout our country. If we don’t stop it now and put it in remission it will be too far gone to deal with it. Their agenda should tell you what you need to know: Abolish ICE, defund law enforcement, pack the Supreme Court, get rid of the electoral voting system, eliminate voter ID, stop deportation of illegal aliens, free government hand outs to illegals and many other radical left liberal agenda items. If we don’t defeat them at the ballot box we are in danger of losing our democracy. Our democracy has endured for 250 years but could be lost on one bad Tuesday. The way of life that our forefathers fought and died to preserve is in danger.

‘So rich’

Remember that “we will all be so rich we won’t know how to spend it all” statement made by Donald Trump? He told the truth, if he was speaking only about his own family and already wealthy buddies. He manipulates the stock market to facilitate insider trading, pays no taxes and makes sure no bid contracts go to his cronies.

Loving America

It’s pretty clear how much we take our country for granted when you see foreigners posting videos online about how great our country is.

Big Brother

Mississippians should be alarmed by the deployment of AI-powered surveillance cameras that can peer into our vehicles, monitor our behavior, and relay information to law enforcement in real time. Today it’s seat belts and cell phones. Tomorrow, who knows? Government agencies always promise these systems will only be used for public safety, but history shows surveillance powers rarely shrink — they expand. Cameras, phones, text messages, license plate readers, and now artificial intelligence watching us from above. Where does it end? Citizens had better wake up before privacy becomes a thing of the past and Americans find themselves living under constant surveillance in the very country founded on liberty and individual freedom.

Cuba is next

Get ready. Once we’re done with Iran, it’s Cuba that’s next on the hit list.

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