Letters: Readers respond to Trump’s Detroit visit

Even if there may have been serious doubts as to the motivation for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to pay respect at a Detroit community church, it never the less was a symbolic start, late as this may be.

What most struck me at the church ceremonial was when Bishop Wayne Jackson covered Trump with the traditional Jewish shawl from Jerusalem. I noted that the media did not see the interfaith significance of this public gesture that advances multifaith and multicultural understanding.

Not enough is exposed to this dimension of American society that gives real hope for sound race relations.

Roman Mukerjee, Ottawa, Ontario

Some Detroit churchmen seem to think Donald Trump would be “bad” for them. What is wrong with people who think like that?

Look at where the African-American community is after all these years of establishment politics, blindly voting for Democrats. Is Detroit’s African-American community better off now than eight, 10 or 20 years ago?

If not, why do many black voters want to continue on the same path Democrats have put them on? Do voters really believe the same tired Democrat establishment will suddenly change inner city lives for the better?

Stephen Chapman, Englewood

Donald Trump a friend to African-Americans? Trump is no friend to African-Americans or women or Hispanics or Muslims.

Trump is a friend to nobody but himself.

William Plumpe, Redford