The State of Trump's Union is a 10-part series airing on The Last Word in the run-up to the US election in November.

We'll be talking to a variety of people with informed views about the issues dividing and uniting the United States, where the country is politically, socially and economically, the dangers it's facing, where power lies and how it is used.

This week's guest is American-born journalist Mary Ellen Synon.

She joined Matt to explain why she felt the election of Donald Trump would be a good thing for the United States and to assess his performance in office.