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February 19, 2025

Re: Dr. Rhonda L. Hamilton’s “Making America Well”
       Plea to our Nation’s Leader!

Dear President Donald Trump, 

Congratulations on being elected our 47th President. It is an honor to pen this heartfelt plea for your assistance and leadership commitments to “Make America Well”.

I am a mental health advocate with the Healthy DC and Me Leadership Coalition, a former 2022 and intended 2026 DC Mayoral candidate, who remains focused on positively impacting my fellow Washingtonians’ behavioral health as well as helping to raise the conscious discussion around the stigma associated with mental health. As Washington, DC’s next CEO I look forward to working with members of your healthcare administration to help eradicate root cause contributory factors that have threatened our public safety here in the District of Columbia as well as the wellness of our citizens, which DC’s current mayor, Muriel Bowser has shamefully and unacceptably failed to manage appropriately. 

My dear native home of Washington, DC has not faired well under the leadership of Muriel Bowser, which has weakened the resolve of our splendid blend of 700,000 fiercely proud American citizens.   

I recall your previous references of being a political “outsider” which obviously has come to pass. I too am considered an “outsider” in my native city of Washington, D.C.’s political arena and circles. My political identity is neither Democrat nor Republican. As a member of the Independent political party, I have come forward as a small business woman, and proper representative of the people of DC to responsibly address the low living and governing standards adopted and represented by D.C.’s current leadership. The failed public safety along with the disgraceful corruption at the governmental level, has undoubtedly shaped the public’s and your assessment of my city. 

Your colleagues Representative Ogles of Tennessee, and Senator Lee of Utah have introduced The Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act to repeal the DC Home Rule Act and restore Congressional authority over the nation’s capital. With all due respect Sir, the crime rates in Representative Ogles’ state of Tennessee consistently exceed national averages, with cities such as Memphis and Nashville experiencing troubling increases in criminal activity. In fact, Tennessee is included among the most dangerous places in the U.S. along with Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, Little Rock, and Birmingham.  

Additionally, Senator Lee’s Utah constituent’s live amongst exposures to poor air quality which is especially harmful to children, the elderly, and citizens with respiratory problems. Unfortunately, this is a concern for citizens residing here in Washington, D.C. as well, which provides opportunity for us as leaders to demonstrate collaborative and intentional wellness legislative solutions for the betterment of our constituents.

As the nation’s elected leader who is responsible for the wellness of approximately 347 million Americans, I have faith in your ability to move our country forward, fairly, eventually. In doing so, I am not certain as to why my dear hometown of Washington, D.C. would not be allowed to correct the failed matters of Ms. Bowser’s governance through our own practices of democracy and local elections, without the interference and over-reaching behaviors of your Congressional colleagues, as well as your demonstrated Executive Order. The matters of Representative Ogles, and Senator Lee home states, as well as states across America have just as many pressing issues as those that you have unfairly used to attack my dear city of Washington, D.C. You have publicly declared your intent of remaking Washington, D.C. in your image without recognizing your…