To the Editor:

To Mr. Roth’s letter (“No Equivalency,” 6/24) criticizing Ms. Cummins’ letter (“Lampoon Dems Too” 6/10) criticizing The SandPaper’s Artoon (6/3) lampooning Trump: The Democrats did not need any forceful security protection while kneeling in tribute to George Floyd in the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall.

Conversely, Trump and his team outdoors at Lafayette Square had little between themselves and a mob of protesters, some of whom threw bricks and bottles earlier.

July 1, 2020