Every day for months, I have seen an ad that reads “Mike Rounds: Trump Endorsed.” So Sen. Rounds is proud of that?

After years of carefully avoiding any criticism of Donald Trump, Sen. Rounds finally has questioned Trump’s order to import foreign beef. After all, that will further stress South Dakota’s drought-stricken beef producers. But otherwise, Rounds has never challenged the president on any important issue, never questioned his orders and his edicts, even when they violated the Constitution.

This is the President who, without consulting Congress, took our country on what he called a “brief excursion,” the seemingly endless war against Iran that has killed 18 U.S. service members, wounded 750 more, killed more than 3,000 Iranians, including bombing a wedding party this week, cut off 20% of the world’s oil supply and depleted our military defense capabilities.

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Miles S Benedict1 month ago

On the November ballot, ANY vote for ANY "R" candidate will please trump. The GOP has become a national embarrassment! Don't be a fool...again!

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Bill Kubat1 month ago

Great letter, Jerry Wilson! I always read your letters with great interest! Bill Kubat

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Dean Nasser1 month ago(edited)

A Wikipedia definition of confirmation bias is: —“...the tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information that matches your existing beliefs while ignoring or dismissing facts that contradict them. —-You can't argue with someone who has a strongly held emotionally-charged belief (example: I am a conservative voter who almost always votes GOP). Even though most of the country disapproves of Trump ’s actions, that disapproval will not automatically translate at midterms to disapproval of those who aided and abetted him. The issue for midterms is: — “Will the voters overcome their conservative confirmation bias and not just vote 'party line-same 'ol-same 'ol”' automatically, but instead accept the FACT that the enablers and puppets who have sold out to Trump, are the true cause of and only reason for what they disapprove of.Trump couldn't be Trump if they were being Congress. They made a choice and they must be accountable for it.

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SFmama41 month ago

Our forefathers gave Congress power for just this purpose - to protect the citizens from a tyrant. They are supposed to be a check and balance on the executive branch. I have seen NO such thing from Congress and it is so disappointing. Rounds and Thune just rubberstamp Trump's unqualified cabinet members and look the other way on his unethical and criminal activities. To allow one of his staff members to also be a state lobbyist is unethical in the least. We have major problems going on in our country including a debt that has passed 40 TRILLION due to the Big Beautiful Bill Yet all Trump is focused on is building a ballroom, a helicopter pad, a golden arch and getting his name on the Kennedy center. People are struggling right now yet we are paying millions for his golf trips to HIS properties where we taxpayers pay HIS businesses to put up the secret service and other officials. We should not be wasting money on these vanity projects- yet Rounds and Thune say Nothing.

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CausticCounterpoint1 month ago

As of September 18, Rounds had removed the reference to a Trump endorsement from his Dakota Scout ad. I guess it's not BFF after all. Trump, being Trump, would abusively rescind his endorsement of Rounds were he informed that Rounds jettisoned him.

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Marilyn1 month ago

Jerry - thank you, my friend. Truth to power has always been your strong suit!!

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Kevin K1 month ago

Why? Because Rounds thinks SD voters are too stupid to choose anyone but an R. He may be right, but let’s hope not.

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The Heart of Everything1 month ago

Amen to all this—it’s time to send Mike packing . . . unless we want more of the same policies currently devastating SD and indeed, the world.