TO say that Donald Trump is a clown is an understatement. But make no mistake, his presidential campaign continues to gain momentum, and there is a very real chance that this buffoon could become president of the world’s most powerful country.

One should never underestimate the stupidity and gullibility of the average American voter.

Who, for instance, would ever have expected them to elect as president a B-movie actor who had been upstaged on screen by a monkey?

Mind you, Ronald Reagan and the monkey would have been preferable to George Bush Jnr. One would think that such events would have given the American voters pause for thought — but US citizens do not do humility or perception after the fact.

VJ Connor, Bishop Auckland