Debate over Trump’s speech

The fact that Donald Trump’s speech bore little resemblance to American reality was exactly the point ( Trump’s rhetoric bears little relation to American reality, January 22). When have you ever heard a president say that he is giving power back to the people? Logan Dela F, Dubai

It was a great speech. Lifelong politicians were living a separate life from most Americans and the surprising election results bore this out.

The best government is one that doesn’t operate with an open chequebook. If the US government was a business, it would be out of business.

Mr Trump will hold people accountable for their actions, which hasn’t been the case for many years.

The writer has missed the mark and has very little understanding of US public opinion. Frank Johansen, US

It was a great speech, short and straight, and to the point. It didn’t try to hide behind any rhetoric. Chris Reid, Dubai

Besides a few movie lines that Mr Trump quoted almost wordfor-word (that is actually true) and a bunch of marketing buzzwords, the speech didn’t have anything.

Mr Trump didn’t say anything new and it certainly didn’t help to unify the country.

It was aimed at his supporters, who still believe that a successful businessman can run America’s economy.

He said he would bring jobs back, which his rich friends initially outsourced to make more money.

The talks are over and now he has to perform. Anything he does from now will be measured against what he said. Guenther Jahrmann, Dubai