DEAR EDITOR:

Without taking a political stance, allow me simply to note: When the current president was running for election, he made promises, as many candidates do, but his promises were more of a pledge, sort of a guarantee. Such guarantees won him the election.

Maybe I simply didn’t see, read or hear the status of those pledges, or misunderstood his victory speech when he said, “Promises made, promises kept,” so allow me to question those pledges.

● Reduce inflation: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.”

The problem with this, and many other pledges, is that there is never a “how” backing it up. We saw a huge rise in the early part of the year, the biggest increase in 16 months, and it isn’t slowing down. When asked what happened, well, the blame was put on the past administration, and again, no “how” was provided. Many economists fear that prices, due to some recently passed policies, will continue to increase.

● Stem undocumented migration: “On Day One, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out.”

Many supported this and couldn’t wait for the “mass deportation” to begin. With some of the news coverage and photo ops, you would believe this pledge was kept, but let’s look at the facts. During his first month in office, the U.S. deported 37,660 people, some illegal, some who had overstayed their visas, and others were questionable. That seems like a lot, but the monthly average during the previous administration was 57,000, all of which were well-vetted and accurate as to their status.

● End war in Ukraine: “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.”

Twenty-four hours have passed. Russians and Ukrainians continue to die.

● Strengthen American industry: The July jobs report showed a weaker-than-expected growth, a significant downward movement. The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after that report.

● “I’ll be looking at J6 early on, maybe the first nine minutes.” Keeping his pledge, minutes after taking office, he issued pardons, paving the way for the release of more than 1,500 convicted felons in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. Several D.C. police officers considered it a “slap in the face.”

Words spoken reflect one’s values and who they are. Words mean something.

When you speak, reference a fact or put forward a pledge, I hold you to that spoken word. No excuses, no laying blame as to why such a comment, such a pledge fell untrue.

God Bless America!

JOHN P. LESEGANICH

Canfield