‘We deliberated long and hard about whether or not to keep using our arborist because of his extremely right-wing political views'

This anthology of readers' letters to the New York Times arguing the reasons why they fire servants who openly support Donald Trump is very funny indeed. 

As good as Evelyn Waugh. 

At first I found it very scary too, but then remembered Americans were always like this.

‘We deliberated long and hard about whether or not to keep using our arborist because of his extremely right-wing political views. He is an excellent arborist. We never checked his social media to check on his beliefs…however, his work truck is covered in multiple, ostentatious bumper stickers advertising his views to the world and to his clients. We decided that because he insisted on making his extremism part of his public professional identity…he himself had made his beliefs an issue. We felt justified in quietly dropping him.’

‘My dog is my buddy. If I were to hire a dog walker, I’d want her in the hands of someone who thinks rationally.’

My Romanian lawyer friend Razvan, who'd be fired too because he likes Mr Trump except he does not post about it on social media, said truthfully, 'Arborist is such a ridiculous word'. 

I liked the American news channel which said when it woke up (a moment to savour) to hear the news of the Brexit referendum, 'But WE are supposed to do the crazy things, not the Brits!