Switching Sides. On this episode of Democratic Perspective, the co-hosts along with frequent guest Mik Jordahl discuss the Trump administration’s impact on foreign relations. In the first few weeks of Trump’s second term, we have seen Trump shutter USAID, threaten tariffs on our closest allies, increase tariffs on China, and throw Ukraine to Putin and his wolves.
In addition, Trump has demeaned Canada by claiming it could become our 51st state and threatened to take Greenland and the Panama Canal by force, if necessary. In the process, he has abandoned about 80 years of foreign policy that, in the words of NPR’s Anne Applebaum was “based on a network of alliances and institutions that allowed the country to project power, to create zones of prosperity, to enjoy trade with like-minded partners.”
The conclusion: If Trump isn’t a Russian asset, he certainly is acting like one.