A integral part of Donald Trump's rally repertoire was his claim that the United States would be respected in the world again. As so much that he says, the president was the bronling Demonstrably false Since his first term after repeated global surveys.
But give Trump a certain advantage of doubt: he must have meant to respected in the Anti-Democratic world, which of the actual dictators he admires, not least the Russia's Vladimir Putin. Even in this sad circle, including the tyrants of China and North Korea, it is unclear that Trump is respected as much as it is estimated Useful idiotto give this Cold War a new meaning for slightly manipulated fools.
This Trump would hug her world so publicly and extend the 80-year leadership of his nation in the free world, so historically did his shameful showdown in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Putin's archenemy.
If only the nearby bust of Winston Churchill could have spoken.
He had undoubtedly asked for Trump remove him from the room instead of observing a US president who gave a back of a hand to an ally who opposed an intruder, with the Vice President JD Vance. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not try to get half of the British coal capacity out of the Churchill in return for American support in World War II, as well as Trump according to the mineral treasure of Ukraine. FDR Mock Churchill's war was also not “Siren suit” Onesie that the prime minister wore during US visits when Trump's audience did the disguised Zelensky.
The Fallout from Friday debacle could be catastrophic. During his first term, Trump shook allies with his contempt for international alliances and his flirt with fascists. But after his defeat of 2020 and President Bidens Repair of global relationships, in particular to support Ukraine, allies – – – and did it – I hope Trump had been an aberration. But this hope is as good as with Trump back to power, the despair tightened by the performance of the young Vice President, who represents the Trumpian future of the Republican Party.
Maybe Trump was despite that exaggerated praise He had entered America from sycophantic cabinet members near literally. He did not mention the spit in his 99-minute address Tuesday for a joint meeting of the congress. He noticed that he had received a letter from Zelensky that day, in which he expressed the willingness of Ukraine to negotiate peace and sign a mineral contract.
Trump met many other notes from the “America First” warning list that annoys democratic allies. Although French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Karrmer corrected everyone last week during her separate visits to the White House, the Trump-Trump still told Congress and a national television audience that the United States spent around $ 350 billion for the support of Ukraine-how to take sweets from a baby ” Has provided US dollars. Actually, The United States spent about a third of the amount that Trump claims, and Europe more.
He said about the Panama Canal: “We take it back.” Trump announced what Greenland, a self -managed territory of the North Atlantic Contract organization, the organization Ally Denmark: “We will get it in one way or another.” The Republicans broke out with laughter because it is so funny to hear a supposed leader of the free world that threaten the country of a sovereign nation. Trump brated to withdraw the United States (again) from the Paris climate pact of 196 nations incorrectly claimed that it cost trillion dollars that other countries did not pay – as well as the “corrupt (non) World Health Organization”.
For us allies, nothing of this lecture was as shocking as the cramp that Trump and his lackeys kept in February – a new world order that contained Restoration of the US relationships with Putin, who even appeared with Russia against a pro-Ukraine vote among the United Nations; Splate to Europe And humiliating as good as the neo-Nazi party in Germany and then Zelensky in the Oval Office.
The top diplomat of the European Union, Kaja Kallas, immediately wrote In social media words that I had never expected as an American: “Today it became clear that the free world needs a new leader.” Just as unbelievable: The Pinch-Me Glee by Igor Koretenkenko, a well-known Russian military analyst, the one who wasted He never thought of X that he would welcome a US president until Trump threw Zelensky “like a Kährgasse cat”. Russian analysts predicted that Putin would use Trump's favor as a license to capture more country in front of every peace agreement.
Over the weekend to compensate for Trump's affront 18 European allies, Humidilized Zelensky literallyAt an emergency meeting in London of a new one “Coalition of the will” A peace agreement for Russia is less advantageous than what Trump has in mind. Starrer said that the United Kingdom would “support the Ukraine as long as” and the then President Bidens now repeated words about the United States.
Trump's tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico this week are an I tariff on a rancid cake. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the action Tuesday with rare Venom: “The United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they speak of working positively with Russia and Vladimir Putin, a liar, murderous dictator. Make that sense. “
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