Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already (28 Viewers)

[SBT]

Think really you're banking on the mid-terms making him a lame duck president and then someone vaguely competent being elected next time round.

It’s meaningless if recent events have already shown that everything can be torn up on the whims of whoever’s in the White House. Why would you place any long-term confidence in a country where someone like Trump has won two of the last three elections?

 

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[tisza]

Shockingly, our “brilliant” NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.

There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before.

The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired.

Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING. Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.

 

[djr8369]

This is the weird thing about his conduct with allies and why I’m seriously starting to question whether he is losing it mentally. He has rightly seen China as the main threat to the US but his behaviour is potentially driving allies into their arms. He is playing the short game, trying to bully and threaten to get what he wants (to feed his ego). Xi and China continue to play the long game

Agree with this. You can see some of their overall strategy is setting the stage for a power struggle with China but that doesn’t have to be inevitable and the way they’re going about it is going to leave them in a weaker position. I think there’s two issues; stupidity and influence from Russia.

 

[Sick Boy]

This is the weird thing about his conduct with allies and why I’m seriously starting to question whether he is losing it mentally. He has rightly seen China as the main threat to the US but his behaviour is potentially driving allies into their arms. He is playing the short game, trying to bully and threaten to get what he wants (to feed his ego). Xi and China continue to play the long game

...and Russia, of course.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Noticed that Canada has started making strong moves towards China. At the rate he’s going, there’s a real threat that the dollar could lose its status as the world reserve currency which would be huge.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Just saw an interview with Alexander Stubb (Finland president). Liked him. Spoke really well and was confident things would’ve settled down by the end of the week. Trump is impulsive and can shift positions quickly so worth seeing how the week pans out.

 

[chiefdave]

Just saw an interview with Alexander Stubb (Finland president). Liked him. Spoke really well and was confident things would’ve settled down by the end of the week. Trump is impulsive and can shift positions quickly so worth seeing how the week pans out.

Was that his polite way of saying Trump is senile and will have forgotten all about it by the end of the week?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Was that his polite way of saying Trump is senile and will have forgotten all about it by the end of the week?

Just he’s completely unbalanced
He’s such a loose cannon and for that reason is hugely dangerous

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I don't think we should be laughing in the face of the leader of the most valuable military ally we have. Yes, he's all of those things but I would HOPE there are people with level heads working hard behind the scenes to fine some dipolmatic sweetner.

Doesn't work when the person you're dealing with doesn't have a level head and basically acts like the world's biggest spoilt toddler having a tantrum when things don't go their way.

The only potentially workable long term solution is everyone turns around and firmly says "No!" Pandering just makes him worse.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Just saw an interview with Alexander Stubb (Finland president). Liked him. Spoke really well and was confident things would’ve settled down by the end of the week. Trump is impulsive and can shift positions quickly so worth seeing how the week pans out.

But then the week after that he shifts back to how he is now.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

It’s meaningless if recent events have already shown that everything can be torn up on the whims of whoever’s in the White House. Why would you place any long-term confidence in a country where someone like Trump has won two of the last three elections?

Trump is showing what the biggest problem with the post-war/Cold War idea of preventing a lot of countries having things like nuclear weapons and in return the US agrees to protect them with theirs.

All it takes is one President to decide "nah, we're not doing that anymore" or making unfair demands in terms of payment for that protection or wanting land/resources in exchange, and that country is suddenly a viable target for other nations. Or even for America.