…I hope that the people of Odessa and Midland, TX can find some comfort as they process the grief of having their tranquility shattered by an automatic weapon. I hope you will have the courage to keep those weapons out of the hands of civilians. …

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I think the dollar store will have to start calling itself the dollar-fifty store because of this China thing. As I have said before, less consumer merch is good for the environment - not so good for the economy but maybe it's time we put people to work doing things besides working at Walmart. …

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… I was sorry to hear that Madeleine Westerhout had to resign. It sounds like she got carried away and said some things that she regrets. Next time, I hope you will prioritize experience over appearance and hire someone older and wiser to serve as your personal secretary….

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…I hope you'll talk to Sonny Perdue about his jokes. Paul Krugman, writing in today's NYT, quoted him as asking, “What do you call two farmers in a basement?” and replying, "a whine cellar." Framers are allowed to tell that kind of joke to each other, but not the Secretary of Agriculture. Please help him understand he should not be perpetuating negative stereotypes about farmers….

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    …  I was disappointed to see that you are relaxing regulation on methane leaks. I encourage you to give Shell U.S. President Gretchen Watkins a call so you can better understand why that regulation is a good idea. Perhaps she'll persuade you that "Climate change is real and is a problem that the society needs to engage in." …

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I am afraid I have to run this morning so only have time to express my concerns for Puerto Rico.

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…My suggestion is to let go of the idea of having the next G7 at your hotel in Florida…. the group just met in a beachy kind of place and Florida in the summer is just too humid! I suggest Aspen instead. It's beautiful. Security is doable. …The mountains in the summer are gorgeous. Please give this suggestion some consideration….

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…I love seeing the "family photo" of the participants in the G7 but was disappointed that ADM was the only woman in the group. It's not your fault but I'd love to see more women in charge.

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…Biarritz looks lovely. I hope you take a minute to enjoy the beauty of the place. Maybe go out to the beach to see the surfers or go to the new Cité de l'Océan et du Surf where you could do a bunch of virtual reality activities to learn more about the ocean. I expect that it would help you understand why the G7 folk are worried about plastics in the ocean. It would be well worth the visit.

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…The plenary meeting should be interesting…. I assume you'll sit next to SA and as far away from JPJT as you can get. Please remember my mother's advice, "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

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… I'm sure you'll have fun giving Bob Cousy his Presidential Medal of Freedom today. He sounds like your kind of guy - a renegade, playing basketball with a dramatic flair, razzle, dazzle - tricky behind the back passes - defying authorities by playing his own way…

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I was surprised that you called off your trip to Denmark. Poor Queen Margarethe and her staff have spent the past couple of weeks preparing for your visit and now they are left in the lurch. I hope you will make it up to her somehow….

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I hope you have a nice visit with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis(KWI) today. …

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… I encourage you to change your discourse regarding Greenland from "real estate deal" to "diplomacy."  …

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…Reading about him in today's NYT reminds me that he operates like so many of the adolescent boys I used to teach, acting out to get attention. The NYT says that he has a "singular grip" on your immigration policy and that he is your " ideological chaperone." I hope you will find some kinder, gentler people to inform your thinking about immigration. ..

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