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Letter: Rep. Mike Kennedy: Quit being a rubber stamp for evil

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District Republican Mike Kennedy participates in a debate with Democrat Jonny Larsen at Snow College in Ephraim on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District Republican Mike Kennedy participates in a debate with Democrat Jonny Larsen at Snow College in Ephraim on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.

Rep. Kennedy, I cannot understand how someone who shares my faith, grew up in Utah, and devoted his career to healing people can repeatedly support a president whose actions undermine the Constitution, the rule of law, and the dignity of fellow Americans.

You supported legislation that cuts vital assistance for vulnerable families while delivering enormous tax benefits to the wealthy. You have backed sweeping tariffs that burden American households, supported military action against Iran while opposing efforts to check presidential war-making, and remained largely silent as public lands and national monuments face threats from expanded extraction.

These are not isolated policy disagreements. They raise a fundamental question: Whom do you serve? Your oath was to the Constitution of the United States — not to Donald Trump, not to the MAGA movement, and not to any political party. Congress is a coequal branch of government, not a rubber stamp for the president. Your responsibility is to exercise oversight, defend constitutional limits, and represent Utahns.

I urge you to show moral courage and remember the difference between loyalty to a president and loyalty to the country.

Quit being a rubber stamp for evil.

Clay Pearce, Sandy

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