But it’s also entirely possible that Mr. Kristof has it backward: President Trump is not the true enemy; his voters are. Donald Trump is an unabashed bigot, a baldfaced liar and someone who bragged about groping women. And when it does, we will be faced with the true American nightmare: that almost 63 million of us, knowing full well who Donald Trump was, voted for him anyway. DAVID BERMANNew YorkTo the Editor:I don’t understand why Nicholas Kristof encourages us to be magnanimous to Trump voters. LINDA CARLSONGaylordsville, Conn.To the Editor:Assuming that one were inclined to give economically stressed Trump voters a pass, I wonder what justification Nicholas Kristof would attribute to those who voted for Donald Trump who were middle class, wealthy or super-wealthy other than bigotry and greed.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2017 21:45 UTC