John Washington III Asks How Politicians Can Claim to Work for the People Without Fighting for Them

John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, is asking how politicians can claim to work for the people when, in his account, they never fight for the people. "How can you claim to work for the people when you never fight for the people?" he wrote. "I have some serious questions for these politicians."

John Washington III wrote that every election season brings the same claims from politicians. "I'm working for the people," he wrote, listing the promises. "I'm fighting for the people. I'm here to represent the people. But my question is, where is the fight?"

On policing, John Washington III asked why politicians who claim to represent the people do not fight to hold corrupt officers accountable. "When police officers abuse their authority or engage in corruption, where are these politicians who claim to represent the people?" he wrote. "Why aren't you fighting to hold corrupt police officers accountable? Why aren't you standing up for the citizens who put you in office?"

On property taxes, John Washington III asked why politicians talk about lowering property taxes but never seriously discuss ending them on the homes people own and live in. "Why should an American family spend 20 or 30 years paying off their home, only to continue paying property taxes on that same home for the rest of their lives?" he wrote. "When do the people actually get to own what they worked their entire lives to pay for?"

John Washington III also asked how a politician can campaign on lowering property taxes, get elected, and then vote for tax increases, and how many citizens even know what is being voted on. "Where is the transparency?" he wrote. "Where is the accountability? Where is the representation?"