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Trump had a wider ranging voter base than you might think
Donald Trump won, says Steve (MetroTalk, Thu), because of the far right, racists, misogynists and homophobes.
He also won with support from a range of minority groups. Black and Hispanic voters chose a racist, women went for a sexual predator and the college-educated, who saw their country burn and flood this year chose a man whose policy on fossil fuels is ‘drill, baby, drill!’.
We who disagree need to ask some questions, such as is it just possible we’re wrong? Or is it, as I think, that democracy, in the face of this apocalyptic climate breakdown is now unfit for purpose? Graham Pearson, Epsom
Labour will have to build a relationship with Trump
Foreign Secretary David Lammy didnt try to get off on the best foot with Trump (Picture: next24online/NurPhoto via Getty Images).It was predictable that many of your readers would complain about the election of Trump.
They don’t live in the US, so why criticise those who voted for him?
They don’t face the economic pressures Americans have faced and those same voters take exception to a party that seems to favour showbusiness personalities over your average worker.
Those living in the US are understandably concerned with domestic issues. The rest of the world is not their responsibility.
Typically, our government has totally undermined our relationship by allowing Labour activists to go to the US and support the Democrats, while our hapless foreign secretary has had embarrassing quotes dredged up that will only harm us.
I haven’t read about any other country going out of its way to damage a relationship before it had even started.
Our liberal left should have kept their mouths shut. John Daniels, Redhill
Why did Kamala lose? An American reader shares their theory
(Picture: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)Yes, it’s happened – read it and weep. Donald Trump is back in and the lefties and socialists are not too happy about it.
The ‘experts’ with polls about a tight election and Kamala Harris with all the celebrity friends, from De Niro to Oprah, couldn’t cut the mustard for the Democrats because they don’t live in the real world.
Americans aren’t happy with the cost of living or illegal immigrants – I should know as an American living in London who was back in Chicago in June for a funeral.
People wanted change. For four years Harris sat quietly in a corner and then jumped out because sleepy Joe Biden wasn’t up to the job and, like Barack Obama, kept interfering in British politics. But we got our country back and Northern Ireland is still part of the Union.
As for Nato, it’s a dinosaur. We need the US a lot more than we need Europe. My loyalties are to Britain and America. You all have a real nice day now. Tommy, London
Who knows what Trump will do
Could Trumps unpredictability slowed Russias attack on Ukraine? (Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Whether or not you think Trump is mad or simply despicable, he has one asset that other American leaders have lacked: unpredictability.
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014 and, having got away with it during Obama’s tenure, might have launched his second attack soon after.
However, Trump became president in 2017 and Putin waited until 2022, just over a year after Biden entered the White House. Under rational and predictable presidents, Putin could assume that the US response would be cautious.
However, he did not dare launch an invasion while Trump had the nuclear button to hand as he could not rely upon him to desist from using it. Under Trump, all Putin’s threats of escalation became ineffective and will again in 2025. Tony Hunt, East Finchley
Trumps slogan to ‘drill, baby, drill!’ for oil doesnt sound too hopeful for our climate
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Malcom’s letter (MetroTalk, Thu) about the likely effects of Trump’s presidency on Ukraine, China and the rest of the world was accurate but he forgot to include the most important point of all. Namely, Trump is a climate change denier and he will withdraw (again!) from the Paris Agreement made in 2015 by all nations to limit global greenhouse gas emissions.
His plan to ‘drill, baby, drill!’ for as much oil as possible will be a ‘carbon bomb’ and a death sentence for the rest of the world.
All the scientists tell us that if we don’t drastically reduce our planet-warming emissions, we will soon reach a tipping point that will result in extreme weather chaos, floods, drought, famine, mass migration, societal breakdown and riots.
Maybe when Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort has been ‘tsunamied’ into an empty lagoon and a tornado tears down his wall, he will finally realise climate change is real.
Trump will leave America more half-dead than great. Helen Elwes, Oxford
JD Vance and his wife Usha (Picture: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Sometimes a single fact can entirely change a picture, such as in the case of JD Vance – Trump’s vice-president-elect.
The fact that Vance’s wife, Usha, is a Telugu-speaking practising Hindu refutes the false narrative that he is some sort of Christian religious fanatic, who would see Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale as a guide rather than a cautionary tale. Otto Inglis, Fife
All the people who want to scream about fascism can go and see it in practice in so-called socialist Venezuela and Cuba, Belarus and Russia. Dan Hartley, Solihull
Why are the left such bad losers? Maybe because they can see their demise. John Nightingale, Essex
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