Dear Mr. Trump,

How unbecoming of you, sir, to attack a Gold Star widow and accuse her of lying. Her husband gave his life for his country – something that you never put yourself at risk for, with your “heel spurs” – and she’s obviously in pain. The unborn baby will never know its hero father. Yet, you have no compassion whatsoever for the widow’s pain, nor respect for her dead husband, a hero, nor the common decency that any mature adult would have to refrain from calling a liar someone who is suffering and in grief.

By your conduct, you mock the very idea of leadership. Why should anyone in the armed forces follow you as “Commander in Chief” when you have no respect for the people who put their lives at risk for this country and their families?

Despicable? Revolting? Nauseating? Which of these adjectives do you prefer, sir? I use the term “sir” with the greatest possible regret.

Sir.

Very truly yours,

Bruce J. Berger