Nesrine Malik hits the nail on the head about the American constitution (Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been, 3 February). Benjamin Franklin sowed the seeds of this in 1787, when he predicted that the new constitution would be “well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism”. Looks like old Ben was right. They got rid of kings, but have now decided to bring them back.
Peter Loschi
Chadderton, Greater Manchester
• Giving everyone in Gaza a million dollars to relocate would cost $2.3tn, exactly what the US spent on the war in Afghanistan.
Dr John Doherty
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
