Hired, fired, then rehired

I note that Donald Trump was hired, fired and then rehired. Joe Biden retired. Kamala Harris expired. And after all this, some voters are inspired while others are just tired.

Shaun Miller, Prahran, Vic

Caesar’s “divide and conquer” tactics used effectively by the left in politics for the past few decades have been trumped by Donald Trump’s “unite and win”.

Marian Hinwood, Elsternwick, Vic

What an edition of The Weekend Australian! Fascinating to read how many people think the Democrats deserved everything they got despite Trump’s many and well-known faults. Well done, Janet Albrechtsen, for interpreting DEI as didn’t earn it. It has been infuriating ancient feminists like me for years as bringing into question the ability of any woman in any job.

Sally Graham, Malvern, Vic

Donald Trump is president-elect and the polls predicting how voters would vote simply got it wrong. Reports that large numbers refused to even engage in polls appear significant. Perhaps American voters are a little cannier than have been given credit?

John Barrow, Buderim, Qld

The first major test of one’s understanding of how people think, and how the world works, is to be able to explain satisfactorily what has happened, then to predict what will happen next. The left and the mainstream media have just failed miserably on both counts.

Tony O’Brien, South Melbourne, Vic

As Australia prepares for the second coming of Trump, Paul Kelly’s insightful writing offered useful advice for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton. Kelly rightly identified that the “populist conservative base within the Coalition” will want to ditch net zero by 2050 but warns such a move would be “madness” and a gift to Labor and the teals. Well said.

Amy Hiller, Kew, Vic

Hopefully China will not grizzle and whine when Donald Trump imposes a tariff on all Chinese imports of a mere 60 per cent as he has proposed. It would be hypocritical. After all, President Xi Jinping was happy to arbitrarily slap a tariff on Australian wines of 218 per cent.

Dennis Walker, North Melbourne, Vic

The misinformation-disinformation bill has passed in the lower house with the support of the teals. I’m frightened to think politicians could legally control free speech in Australia. We all have different opinions, which is the basis of our democratic country

Peter Burke, Mosman, NSW