The jockeying to replace Donald Trump will soon begin - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: M.K. O'Sullivan, Allerton Bywater, Castleford.
Christa Ackroyd makes it clear to anyone reading her recent item on Donald Trump, what she thinks, many in this country think the same. I am reminded of the Christa Ackroyd comments after Donald Trump won election to the White House in November 2024. It was an election in a country where she had no vote, no point in getting agitated.
My question to Christa Ackroyd is do you imagine that Donald Trump pays any heed to outsiders with no vote? We both know the answer. We can vote a government here out of office if we want to.
When the American colonies revolted against British rule in 1776 one reason was 'Taxation without representation', taxes levied by a far away government in London with no chance of expressing objections.
Donald Trump has turned this on its head with his recent decision and actions, 'No deprivation without representation' you might say. The actions of the US president in Iran have inflicted economic and financial worries on so many here, with no way of resisting.
On this point the Liberal Democrats and the Greens have come out with an answer - cancel the coming state visit by the King to the United States. Do I laugh or cry?
Donald Trump when running for the Presidency made clear his disdain for Europeans paying so little for their defence and security, expecting the US to continue paying the major share. The then German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the then Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen felt the anger in his approach. Remember the first Trump and Merkel meeting, mutual loathing at first sight.
Donald Trump and the Republican party have to face US voters in the November mid-terms, loss of the House majority seems to be a given, Senate control retained.
A second-term president after the mid-terms loses authority and control in his party as others seek the nomination for the next election, JD Vance, Mario Rubio, Nikki Haley?
Paying close attention to candidates in both major parties laying out positions in primary votes before the 2028 election should be taken for granted. A JD Vance win in 2028 would be in effect a third Trump term.