DEAR EDITOR:

The stark contrast in what we have seen over the last few weeks from Republicans and Democrats is a clear tale of two parties.

The Republican Party is uniting behind President Trump’s “Promises Made. Promises Kept” agenda, and it is paying off in a big way. During his State of the Union address, the president spoke to the American people about issues that affect them directly. Two Supreme Court justices appointed, two successful trade deals with our three largest trading partners, two terrorists eliminated whose goal it was to kill Americans — a perfect recipe for two terms in office for President Donald Trump.

The Democrats’ response? Nancy Pelosi threw a tantrum and ripped up a speech that was filled with uplifting and inspirational stories of the “Great American Comeback.”

Unfortunately for our community, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan once again chose to join Pelosi in her petty antics. As President Trump delivered a message of strength, unity and the Great American Comeback, Rep. Ryan chose to turn his back on the American people and join Nancy Pelosi in her games by walking out of the State of the Union.

Pelosi and her socialist Democrats hope to kill our booming economy with higher taxes on the middle class, obsess about undoing the 2016 election and peddle multi-trillion-dollar Washington boondoggles such as the Green New Deal and government-run health care.

Democrats failed in their impeachment sham. The world watched their epic failure at the Iowa caucuses, and by continuing to ignore everyday Americans and submit to the socialist wing of their party, they will most certainly fail in November.

Despite Democrats’ efforts, President Trump is keeping his promises, and Americans are thriving. For the Republican Party, Democrats who are willing to work with our president, and the American people: the best is certainly yet to come.

CHRISTINA M. HAGAN

Alliance