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‘War criminal and sexist bigot’ gets away with depocuting himself as Jesus, reader says

I can’t believe that there isn’t a huge backlash in the US to Donald Trump depicting himself as Jesus – sorry, as a ‘doctor’ – in an AI image he posted.

When John Lennon came out with the harmless ‘Beatles are bigger than Jesus’ comment in 1966, there was an outcry, with public burnings of records, paraphernalia etc and death threats, yet this war criminal and sexist bigot gets away with it. Where’s the justice? Get him out, now.John Coyne, Leeds.

I found myself at odds with Stuart Dew, who praised Pablo O’Hana’s column in support of Pope Leo XIV (MetroTalk, Fri).

O’Hana wrote in support of the pontiff’s calls for peace in the face of Trump’s war on Iran. I’m nominally a Catholic, so take a natural interest in what Pope Leo says.

The first task of a Christian leader should be to defend the faith and its followers. Christianity is under vicious attack on many fronts, globally. And yet neither the Pope – nor Anglican Archbishop Sarah Mullally – show much enthusiasm for acting as vigorous ‘defenders of the faith’.

Regarding the conduct of armed conflicts, including the Iran War, I would certainly expect informed comment and moral guidance from all religious leaders.

But this should also reflect the context of the conflict. While I oppose Trump’s disastrous path, I also note the vile nature of the Iranian regime, its unceasing threats against Israel and the wider West, and its murderous treatment of its own citizens. Stuart Dew writes of Christian leaders as ‘our chaps’. I don’t feel quite so chummy, but I do respect them.

However, they need to be more circumspect and reflect the wider global picture. Simon Goddard, Solihull

Why hasn’t Trump been clear about his intentions?

John (MetroTalk, Mon) says the reason for Trump’s war on Iran is its nuclear ambitions. Wasn’t its nuclear capability obliterated a few months ago? Why hasn’t Trump been clear about his intentions? Pedro, Hammersmith

‘How on earth can Sir Keir Starmer say he had no idea what Mandelson was like?’

With regards to the vetting and overall scuttlebutt over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US despite his friendship to the late paeodophile Jeffrey Epstein, how on earth can Sir Keir Starmer say he had no idea what Mandelson was like?

There are undiscovered tribes in the Amazonian rainforest who knew Mandelson was a wrong ’un. Martin Lawrence, South Croydon

Stop ‘fuss’ over Prince Harry, says reader

So Prince Harry and his wife are not considered as ‘working royals’ but as ‘private citizens’. So why all the fuss and reporting of their Australian trip? After all, nothing was reported of my two trips to Australia and New Zealand as a ‘private citizen’. Keep ’em out of it! Rob, York

Tube strikes are ‘regaular’

This year’s annual RMT industrial action is here (Metro, Mon). It’s so regular it’s surprising it doesn’t appear on calendars.

Each Tube strike and the way they are metered out appears specifically designed to create the upmost disruption for the fare-paying public. Isn’t it about time the RMT changed their stance to the model of industrial action used by the Japanese, whereby rather than close the service on strike days they run a full service but open all barriers, making transport free?

I’m fed up with being held over a barrel because the staff running the service have a grievance with their management. Mark Longman, London

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