1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Senator, how can you possibly stay silent when you’ve sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and defend this country? The President is lifting sanctions on Syria simply because its leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has offered to build a Trump Tower in his country. This is a man with ties to terrorism—a former al-Qaeda fighter connected to the deaths of American troops—and now the President is rewarding him? How can you not speak out against this? Every American who died in the September 11 attacks—and all Americans who were put through the fear, pain, and terror, as well as all the first responder heroes who now suffer from long-term health and mental conditions because of those attacks—deserves better than this silence. Your refusal to stand up dishonors their memory. It’s a disgrace. Is this really the kind of leader you are? You should be ashamed. This isn’t just politics—this is disturbing and dangerous.