Diane Ebken

Port Matilda

President Trump’s foray into Iran has generated mixed reactions. The majority of Americans oppose the war, but voters are divided along party lines: Republicans are more likely to support the war, whereas Democrats and independents are more likely to oppose it.

But even those who accept the President’s actions have to recoil at the way he is trying to profit from the war. He’s now raising money from the casualties of the war he started — and selling our national security.

A fundraising email from a Trump-linked political action committee used a photo of the March 7 dignified transfer of soldiers killed in Iran.

Donors to Trump’s PAC are promised private national security briefings on “threats facing America … border invasions, foreign adversaries, deep state sabotage, and every danger the fake news hides.”

Securing one of the “very few spots remaining” guarantees “the inside scoop DIRECT from me, President Trump, the leader who’s rebuilt the greatest military in history, and put America First like no one else.”

Reasonable people may disagree about the justification and morality of engaging in war. But it’s hard to defend anyone profiting from war casualties and the sale of America’s secrets to the highest bidders.

It’s even harder to defend those actions from the person whose main job it is to keep our country safe and secure.