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At least once a week, the president says something which causes some people to ask WHY? Why does he seem to be so interested in supporting Putin's actions around the world but especially so in Europe? Today, at the G7 meeting, half of which he plans to miss, he brought up the idea of Russia being brought back into the group, despite Putin's ongoing actions in Ukraine and Crimea. Actions which had caused the break up originally.
This next paragraph seems to exemplify Trump's belief that national leaders need to be "strong men". We all know women can't be strong enough to lead a big nation - right? And those liberal, socialist types are just too weak to do the job that real men can do. :roll:
Trump Is Fulfilling Russia’s Dream of Splitting the Western Alliance
One of Russia’s principal foreign-policy goals for decades has been to split the United States from its allies. Whether by accident or by design, President Trump appears intent on bringing that dream to fruition.
The most immediate theater of Western disarray is today’s G7 meeting in Canada. Trump has been fomenting a trade war, hurling wild and largely groundless accusations at America’s allies. “Why isn’t the European Union and Canada informing the public that for years they have used massive Trade Tariffs and non-monetary Trade Barriers against the U.S. Totally unfair to our farmers, workers & companies,” he demands. “Take down your tariffs & barriers or we will more than match you!”
Western trade partners have attempted to reason with Trump’s demands, but the problem is that the basis for his beliefs and actions is entirely fantastical. If your neighbor is irate that you let your dog run loose in his yard, you can pacify him. If he’s irate that you are reading his thoughts through his tinfoil hat, there’s nothing you can do except disengage. And that is what they are doing.
This next paragraph seems to exemplify Trump's belief that national leaders need to be "strong men". We all know women can't be strong enough to lead a big nation - right? And those liberal, socialist types are just too weak to do the job that real men can do. :roll:
It’s not as if Trump is unable to get along with anybody. He has drawn our country closer to a variety of despots: in the Gulf states, North Korea, China, and of course Russia. There is an element of personality involved here. Trump admires strongmen. “Who are the three guys in the world he most admires?” a Trump adviser told the Post last year. “President Xi [Jinping] of China, [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and Putin. They’re all the same guy.”