Independent readers offered overwhelming support to our promise to oppose Donald Trump’s threat to truth and democracy.
Our editorial detailed how the US president is peddling dangerous misinformation about Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine and explained why now is the time to tell the truth and stand up to the bully in the White House.
It read: “Donald Trump’s words on the war in Ukraine cannot be half-accepted or negotiated around. They must be rejected. Truth is too important. And the truth is that Mr Trump is turning the values of the American republic on their head. He stands at the head of a nation founded on the idea that a people have the right to decide their own future. That noble idea cannot be given up without a fight.”
You can read the full Independent View here.
Here is a selection from some of the online responses that attracted most support:
Egg on their faces
The Independent is right to list Farage and Johnson as having a considerable amount of egg on their faces, Having sympathies with a right-wing populist ideology is one thing, cheering on a nascent dictatorship that looks likely to be a considerable future threat to stability in the UK and the rest of Europe is another thing entirely.
RickyC
Silence in the face of evil
It is so heart-warming to read this from an English newspaper. I should expect United States-based newspapers to follow suit. What breaks the heart most is when good people keep silent in the face of evil.
AdeEbimom
Sickness in policies and personalities
I agree with every word. The factor most missing from the MAGA leadership is human empathy, Musk was saying cutting the bureaucracy down was great fun and he was showing off a chainsaw and shouting his head off with delight. There is a sickness in their policies and personalities.
PeterHenley
Evil is evil
That needed stating. Evil is evil… Trump represents everything any civilised nation should abhor, and European nations must combine to protect those values, for they are also protecting what remains of civilisation.
’Neuendorf
Taking a stance
I applaud The Independent for taking this stance and for all of us who think that Trump being president is very bad news for the world.
Someone182
Threat to democracy
This is, I believe, the most dangerous development to the world as we know it since WW2. Not even the Cold War threatened our democracy and institutions like this unholy alliance.
Rearview
Pulling together
Well said The Independent! Time for Britain and Europe to roll their sleeves up, re-arm, pull together and realise that Trump and America are no longer the allies they were!
Aldo
Brilliant
Brilliant editorial. Thank you.
JayJayKay
Unacceptable lies
Well done Indy, courageous stand and much needed. Let's hope others follow suit. Agreed 100 per cent, Trump and Vance’s hateful, regressive extremism and accompanying barrage of lies are completely unacceptable.
Mowf Almighty
Worrying times
Bravo Independent. These are very worrying times indeed.
HopeSprings
Comfort
I find great comfort in your erudite words and courage to stand up for truth and decency against Trump and his scared and weak Republican party and misled supporters. It is indeed time to stand up for good values and respect for all.
LJ
Standing up to misinformation
Thanks for standing up to misinformation, hate and populism it is being appreciated. There is some hope to be found in the fact that eventually truth will out.
Doede
Not cowering or fawning
Well said! Good to see The Independent not cowering or fawning.
Kaboodle
