{"id":116432,"date":"2025-02-26T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/opinion\/letter-sen-sullivans-silence-for-trumps-actions-is-shameful\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:30:00","slug":"letter-sen-sullivans-silence-for-trumps-actions-is-shameful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/2025\/02\/26\/letter-sen-sullivans-silence-for-trumps-actions-is-shameful\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Sen. Sullivan&#8217;s silence for Trump&#8217;s actions is shameful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is moving our country towards Russia and away from our NATO allies in Europe. He is dismantling our government and has claimed himself a king. Sen. Sullivan took an oath of office to protect and defend our constitution. His silence supports what Trump is doing. He should resign his office and let someone who is willing to stand up to Trump and protect our country, to take his place.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Miller<\/p>\n<p>Juneau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is moving our country towards Russia and away from our NATO allies in Europe. He is dismantling our government and has claimed himself a king. Sen. Sullivan took an oath of office to protect and defend our constitution. His silence supports what Trump is doing. 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