Man Up

Dear Mr. President Elect Trump,

Even though I did not vote for you in this last election I have tried very hard to not add to the hysteria that seems to emanate from the opposing side since the election.  I believed that the crying and carrying on of some of Clinton's supporters was ridiculous.  Colleges that were babying students who were upset were being silly.  And crazy people that were asking the Electoral College members to change their votes in my book were wasting their breath.  You won fair and square.  

Since then, I have taken exception to a number of your cabinet appointments and what I believe to be mistakes on specific policies.  That is my right in this great country to have differences of opinion and be able to express them freely.  However, I do believe that there is a mature, adult way to deal with matters.  I'm failing to see the same behavior from you in your communications with the citizens of this country. 

Mr. Trump, your tweets in the last 24 hours have ranged in topics from nuclear arms to bashing Boeing and Lockheed, to complaining about "A" list celebrities at the inauguration to whining about your son having to give up fund raising in order to avoid conflicts of interest.  WOW.  

Mr. Trump, I believe that you don't have the guts to face reporters and answer tough questions.  I'm assuming that your refusal to release your tax returns was also a cowardly move that would keep you from answering questions.  Your propensity to only communicate in 140 character bites is immature, irresponsible and potentially dangerous.  Your team is constantly trying to interpret you latest tweet.  MAN UP and answer questions like an adult.  

While people may have wanted "change", they do not want a coward for a leader who is seemingly afraid to answer questions directly.  Your silly tweeting is becoming more ridiculous every day.  The following link is an article in regards to your nuclear tweet posted yesterday where you stated: "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes"

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-nuclear-arms-race-russia-232944

The article " Trump Threatens to Upend U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy" by Madeline Conway has a quote regarding Mr. Putin's response to this tweet:  

"But Putin at an annual news conference on Friday said Russia has no interest in a nuclear arms race and seemed to normalize Trump's statements, calling his tweet unsurprising."

Mr. Trump, can you not see how crazy your 140 character statements are?  Not every world leader may just dismiss such talk.  For the next 4 years do we need you to use emoji's so that we know whether or not you're jk (just kidding)?  I know that you think Twitter is an effective tool for communicating directly with citizens but in matters with such serious consequences like nuclear weapons maybe you could communicate in a more adult fashion instead of like a petulant teenager.  I for one am sick of trying to understand when you're being serious and when you're not.  

So, I say again, MAN UP.  This country needs a leader that is not afraid to answer questions directly.  Have press conferences, articulate your positions in complete sentences and paragraphs.  Stop avoiding the press.  We deserve better than this.

Sincerely,
A Midwest Moderate