Dear Donald
Open letters to the President of the United States from the people of the world. Submit your own grievances, praises, and suggestions through Vocal today.
PEACE OUT DONALD, YOU BETTER DUCK!
Bettering this country and society as a whole runs far deeper than voting. Of course, voting is a huge step in which we have the opportunity to contribute to the change in our future as a country, however, there are certain things that a vote will not necessarily change. As an African-American girl, there are things that I am more likely to face on a day to day basis compared to my friends who are non people of color.
Tiffany LintonPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe Donald Effect; An Open Letter To The Former President Of United States
Dear Donald, Do you know what I miss in being a child? The way I was so happy with little things. My world was diminutive but it didn't have any mental boundaries I couldn't stretch. I playacted and was everywhere and yet at the same time, I was in my living room with my dolls too. My favorite Christmas movie was 'Home Alone: Lost in New york' because the child in me wanted to explore the world around me even as the adults warned me against the dangers of the world.
Dear Donald
Dear Sir, As you prepare to leave the hallowed position of President of the United States of America, you ought to know that we are no longer united. Sure, it could be said that as you campaigned across the country in 2016 that the U.S. was already suffering fissures in our foundation, you did nothing to heal those fissures. In fact, it could be said that you caused an eruption rivaling Mount Vesuvius that broke us apart further.
Colleen SweeneyPublished 3 years ago in The SwampFinally Farewell
Dear Donald Trump, As a modern pop-culture icon, you disappointed me in how you represented our "Great" nation. Growing up, I learned that America was Beautiful because it was the land of the free and the home of the brave. Not just the brave soldiers who fight to keep us free, but the home of the many different shades of bravery - from the LGBTQ+ community to those still suffering from the lasting effects of outdated prejudices. The way you abused your freedom of speech to cause dissention and revel in hatred between the many different peoples pursuing happiness in America causes me pain. I am angry.
Gabrielle LamontagnePublished 3 years ago in The SwampA plea to Donald Trump
Dear Donald Trump, Wow, it’s been an interesting four years huh? During your time in office, everything has changed. Many people have been hurt in your name, families have been separated, and people have suffered. Despite this, there is only one simple thing I want to say to you. One simple sentence that I want to shout at you from the top of my lungs while looking you right in the eyes.
Ellen CampbellPublished 3 years ago in The SwampBitter, Without the Sweet
Normally, most letters begin with "Dear," but I find you anything but, Mr. Trump. So, hi there. Or, bye there, I guess. Never have more satisfying words fallen out of my fingers and into this letter. Mr. Trump, my name is Theo. I'm 21 years old, queer as all hell, and your government wants me dead.
Theo O'BrienPublished 3 years ago in The SwampDear Donnie
Dear Donnie, Can I call you Donnie? Hmm, no answer, eh? Ok, Donnie. Wow. There were times I never thought we'd get here! Especially when that End of Days clock started getting close to 12! Whew!
Daciana McCromaigPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe Greatest Teacher
Dear Don, I would like to sincerely thank you for my genuine interest in American politics over the last four years. As politics go, it has never been a high priority for me to keep up-to-date before moving to the US; even with Obama in office, the knowledge I have consumed since you began your Presidency is rather considerable and quite remarkable. Who knew I'd care even a little. Hell, I'm not even able to vote here, but I did know American politics affects the whole world, and I better be awake.
Sincerely, Thank You
Dear Donald, Sincerely, thank you for these past four years. Thank you for your attacks on the LGBTQ community. Thank you for your blatant racism. Thank you for your blatant classism. Thank you for radicalizing my own mother to the point that I now no longer recognize her when we speak. Thank you for exposing almost half of this country for the xenophobic homosexual racist garbage fire that it is.
Ricky WhitcombPublished 3 years ago in The SwampUnited Who?
Dear Donald Trump, From Deez Nuts, to Kanye hearing you were in the running for POTUS I swore it was the most insane joke I've ever heard.. here we are four years later and boy did you do it. What a time to be alive.. You easily showed us who our friends, co-workers, fathers, and neighbors are. You've unveiled what it is to be an American.
Dear President Trump,
So, you wanted to be president, huh? How’d that work out?? Ya know, I’ve actually followed your life for a while now, but only because it has been entirely unavoidable. Your name is everywhere. The first time I became aware of Trump in my memory was when it was painted on the side of a plane I was flying on from LaGuardia to Logan. There was a flight every day from New York to Boston then, maybe even several. The tickets were cheap, dad said, otherwise he would’ve avoided it because of something he knew about the realty business in New York and something about the practices of the Trump family. Yada-yada-yada, I was too young to care, I was off to the Cape to see my Baba, but it was funny that the plane had your name on it. I thought about whether I would put my own name on the side of a plane if I went ahead and started an airline company in the future. I decided it was a bit much, really, even at 11. It would be weird to see MATSON on the side of a plane, but I admired the bravado. I thought you must be pretty successful and important of a guy.
Elijah MatsonPublished 3 years ago in The SwampAn Open Letter to an Imposter
I'll never forget when I found out you won the election. That day, I waited in line to get through customs in Beijing. As I sat through security, someone in the line said, "Shit! Trump's president!"
Alfie JanePublished 3 years ago in The Swamp