I READ Mark Boyle's letter (October 18) and honestly thought he had to be joking in his praise of Senator Elizabeth Warren but as I read on I was stunned to find out that he appeared to be serious.

I have always believed in the premise that one should follow the ideas and principles of politicians who display a strong mural compass. This is certainly not Senator Warren. She claimed Cherokee heritage to gain advancement in her career, culminating in her being made the first Native American professor at Harvard. Now her DNA shows that she actually has less Native American DNA than the average American and that it may be as low as 0.0019 per cent. It is not only her actions but also her words which undermines her moral standing. In 2016 she stated that the Democratic Primary which elected Hillary Clinton was unquestionably not rigged yet less than 12 months later she was telling everyone that it was rigged.

Mr Boyle is also very wide of the mark if he considers the current state of the US economy to be "austerity and ruin". Employment levels among people of colour and Hispanic communities are at record high levels. Wage growth is far above the levels experienced by workers for many years and growth in the economy is above three per cent, which underlines how well the United States is functioning under President Trump. Public satisfaction rates for Mr Trump are far above those of Barack Obama or indeed virtually every other recent president but you won't read or hear these facts from the biased US media because it does not suit their agenda.

Austerity and ruin is certainly present in this country but this is due to a cabal of ultra-rich vested interests who control the governments in Westminster and who demonise the poorest and weakest in our society while ensuring they avoid virtually all taxation. They cannot get away with this in President Trump's America.

David Stubley,

22 Templeton Crescent, Prestwick.