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Janet Bowen's avatar

Hi Martin, thank you for another good read and, in fact, for putting my own feelings doubts and hopes into words! Roller coaster! Gotta remain a detached witness, which feels almost impossible!

Jan

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Cat Taylor's avatar

Hi Martin. What a superb article. You have dissected Trump into a multi dimensional character displaying his attributes and his more questionable traits. I follow the premise that actions speak louder than words and he has made a number of great promises to the American people which I sincerely hope he keeps. And so until I see the results I will reserve judgement and will await the outcome of these promises. Nevertheless what he has achieved in his first week fills me with such optimism and a light heartedness I cannot explain. And this is echoed by a number of American cousins I have who absolutely adore him and love having him as their president and love him as an individual too. What we aren’t told in the media is what he does behind the scenes - his generosity, kindness and altruism knows no bounds. During his last term of office he did not take his presidential salary which I believe he donated to charity. But love him or loath him, let’s face it what other choice was there? I’d much rather have Trump in power than the incompetent Biden.

However no one is perfect and we know he isn’t a saint, but what he has achieved in such a short time is outstanding and he knows the rules of the game and how to play it. So I for one will remain optimistic that he will deliver the new “golden age” not just for the American people but for the rest of humanity too.

Thank you again Martin for a thought provoking article.

Catriona

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