In a recent op-ed, Chuck Douglas wrote nothing that was inaccurate (Monitor Opinion, March 23). Also, he has remarkable credentials: a retired National Guard colonel, a former member of the House of Representatives, a successful lawyer and probably one of the first kids in any room to grasp the concept. He was also fearless in advocating conservative values and still fearless in advocating for his clients.

Donald Trump can accurately be described as crude, rude and socially unattractive, and that is the description offered by Douglas. So why does this writer, not one of those who would ever be described as the first to grasp the concept, say, no, I am not yet embarrassed?

Douglas was writing about form and not substance, and I would like to touch upon the substance of President Trump’s focus:

1. The invasion of illegal immigrants through Mexico. In March, 100,000 were arrested. We are the most powerful country in the world, and we cannot protect our borders? Trump is trying to correct this with little cooperation.

2. Supreme Court nominees who follow constitutional law and don’t rewrite it.

3. Reinvigorate a hollowed-out Defense Department.

4. Take away federal control of health care and return it, with economic assistance, to the states.

5. To stop apologizing for being Americans and having the greatest country in the world.

6. To have an economy that grew at 3%.

7. For the past two years, the investigation of the president was a process looking for a crime, not investigating one. It was a coup attempt.

I support each and every one of these actions, save the investigation.

Sen. John McCain was a war hero. I doubt that I would have survived the seven years of torture and incarceration. In addition, he refused to be a pawn. When he was told, because of his father, he would be allowed to go home, he refused until his comrades were also freed. McCain was a strong voice for defense and could remain a senator from Arizona for as long as he wished.

That said, he was also an indirect party to the Steele Dossier. McCain declared in his campaign that he would vote to repeal Obamacare but voted against the repeal because of his antipathy for Donald Trump.

McCain was a true war hero. He was an effective senator who followed his own path. He loved this country. Unfortunately, justified or not, he hated Donald Trump more.

(Robert W. Wright Jr. lives in Bradford)