By James Hankins

My questions to you, the 77 million citizens who donated money, bought all the cheap items Donald Trump sold at inflated prices, forgave all his deadly sins, including his over 666,000 lies, voted for him, and convinced your family and friends to elect him. 

(1) Are you the same or more affluent, or are you now jobless and poorer than you were on Jan. 19, 2025? 

James Jerome Hankins is an author, journalist, realtor, coach, veteran, former teacher, NAACP local president, caregiver and North Carolina A&T State University 1971 graduate. In this article he discusses the ways in which the 47th president is not making the grade. (Courtesy Photo)

(2) Are you embarrassed that three of his best cabinet secretaries are not stable geniuses like he claims he is?  (A.)  Education Secretary Linda E. McMahon does not seem to know the difference between A.I. –artificial intelligence – and A-1 steak sauce. (B.) Attorney General Pam Bondi serves as his personal attorney, just as she did during his first impeachment trial. Pam is just as crooked as William Barr (Mueller report saboteur).  (C.)  Not-ready-for-prime-time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does not know or care about the difference between a non-classified (safe) communication or DEADLY classified communication. 

3) Do you care if Trump spends over $3 million of our hard-earned tax dollars playing golf every weekend? 

4) Isn’t his LIE that China will pay for the 145 percent tariffs the same as when he said Mexico will pay for the wall? (HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Research “pink tariff.:) 

5) Do you still encourage your children to emulate President Trump as they grow up? 

6) Have you lost any sleep over your 401(K); his defunding or undermining of the Education Department, National Weather Service, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), Meals on Wheels, your parents old-age-pension – also known as Social Security – or Head Start?  (Trump asked if we ever receive a return on the billions of dollars we give to the mostly poor, Black Head Start program. Did any person, now famous, ever attend? My “wise” niece said, “Please tell Trump to read  U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock’s bio.)

7) Do you still LOVE Trump? Would you vote for him in 2028 if allowed? 

Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, “When the crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.”

The poet laureate Maya Angelou also said, “When a person tells you who and what they are, please believe them the first time.”

As a 34-year “shop” teacher, my 100-day grade for Trump’s work is an “F.” His conduct is unacceptable. He should be sent to in-school suspension for 10 days pending expulsion. 

Taxpayers, what grade do you give your president, Trump?