BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 6, 2024
There is no reason to cheer Donald Trump Jr.’s purchase of 3,900 acres of prime Maine property purchased from the family of unsuccessful congressional candidate Austin Theriault, who was strongly backed by Donald Trump. A Florida company, which includes connections to a man pardoned by then-President Donald Trump for violating campaign finance laws, was formed to make the purchase. Don Jr.’s worldwide kills include an elephant, an ibex mountain goat, a bear, a buffalo, a crocodile and a leopard. His kill of a rare argali sheep in Mongolia included Secret Service protection at a cost to taxpayers of $76,000, for which he did not have a hunting permit. Maine’s animals belong to us all, not just the rich and influential. I’d rather have trees and nature than a person who apparently finds joy in killing. ~ Charles Mitchell, Belfast