Sound Off: July 4, 2026

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Happy Independence Day

Red or blue, left or right, may your Fourth of July be safe and enjoyable. Hopefully, we can all find a way to celebrate as a nation.

Fourth of July

For some reason, the left doesn’t want to celebrate 250 years as the best nation ever. They want to make it all about President Trump, and that’s sad. A feeble 80-year-old man living so large in your head that you can’t eat, sleep, show happiness to your own country or talk to family on such a wonderful holiday. On this particular Fourth of July, we’re not mourning anyone, there’s no reason to hate your country over the president. I lived through Jimmy Carter while in the military, and I’m still here. We went through 8 years of Obama and 4 years of a ghost called Biden, but here we are. Get over yourselves, and be proud to call America home.

Epstein again

The DOJ is refusing to release millions of files on Jeffrey Epstein, stating it would harm his victims and the government. This is clear defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress. This autocratic Trumpian abuse of our system of government is why Americans complain so much about him. MAGA calls it TDS, when it is really patriotism. With legal immunity given him by the Supreme Court, he is an autocrat who is dismantling our system of checks and balances.

Crypto and AI

Crypto and AI are looking more like a scam. Get rich quick for the crooks.

Wind power

Our president’s personal grudge against clean energy is very costly. He has stopped 165 new onshore wind projects. He paid 2 billion to stop offshore wind projects. In 2025, USA clean power had 79 billion in investment, created 1.4 million jobs, and created 90% of new electrical capacity. President Trump is trying to stop all that. One man, with no respect for science, has handed over clean power dominance to China.

Crooks

The president’s two eldest sons are linked to investments in at least 10 defense firms that have drawn some $3.7 billion in federal funds since he took office — and no law requires them to step back.

No proof

For all of the claims of Democrats trashing the 250 celebrations, I can find no proof of this anywhere. Republicans have embraced the Trump method of making wild accusations with no evidence required to back up their statements. Show it or shut it.

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