1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Mr. President, This letter is written not in expectation of a reply, but so the public record reflects what too many were silenced or afraid to say. It exists for the day when historians sift through these years and ask how we arrived at such deliberate harm. Your administration’s response to the July 2025 Texas floods—marked by delayed FEMA aid, disabled emergency call-center contracts, and a photo-op visit in place of real relief—was lethal. Secretary Kristi Noem’s refusal to authorize routine funding left hundreds of urgent calls unanswered while families were still trapped in rising water. That decision was not procedural; it cost lives. These failures are consistent, not isolated. You have systematically hollowed out the National Weather Service, FEMA, and other vital agencies, replacing experienced professionals with loyalists selected for allegiance, not competence. Budgets for public safety shrink while billions flow to immigrant detention facilities notorious for inhumane conditions. Science is dismissed, expertise purged, and propaganda elevated—all at the expense of ordinary Americans. There is nothing conservative about dismantling the institutions charged with safeguarding life and property. There is nothing patriotic about praising yourself while citizens suffer. And there is nothing moral about diverting resources from disaster readiness to vanity projects and political theater. This letter isn’t for Trump. It’s for the archives. For the future. For the people who will wonder how it all happened. May it remind future generations that when democracy is left unguarded, it falters—and that those in power owe a duty to truth, justice, and the people they serve. Respectfully submitted for the historical record,