Why Donald Trump Is/Is Not Suited to Be President

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/opinion/why-donald-trump-is-is-not-suited-to-be-president.html

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To the Editor:

I was pleased to read that Donald Trump did not use the Republican National Committee talking points in his speech on immigration reform (“Discord Deepens Between Trump and Committee,” front page, Sept. 3).

Mr. Trump won the Republican nomination in large part because he is not a puppet of the establishment. He was nominated by a coalition of conservative Republicans, Reagan Democrats and other law-and-order American voters who believe that it is time for serious action on immigration, and that it must begin with securing our borders.

So while Donald Trump’s immigration speech may have torn “a painful new wound in Mr. Trump’s relationship with the Republican National Committee,” it was cheered by what I would submit is truly “his most important remaining political alliance” — the voters.

Mr. Trump and his supporters understand that the president should serve the American people, not the Republican National Committee.

BRIAN PANNEBECKER

Shelby Township, Mich.

To the Editor:

I read “Trump, the Insult Comic Candidate,” by Chris Kelly (Op-Ed, Aug. 29), with agitated delight. What a brilliant analysis of the rise of Donald Trump and the danger his success could mean.

The presidency of the United States is a deadly serious job. No matter how much some of our fellow citizens find in Mr. Trump an outlet of their anger, anxiety and antagonisms, Mr. Trump’s say-anything-anytime habit will backfire on foreign leaders.

Political correctness (diplomacy) saves lives. Our president often has only one chance to say the right thing. The leaders of Russia, China, Germany, Japan or Britain won’t take a joke. The office of the presidency represents the will of 325 million of us. The insult-comedy routine could be dangerous and even lethal.

JAMES CHAN

Philadelphia