Occam's Razor: always go back to Trump's 3 core beliefs, as spelled out by Tom Wright in 2016: Trump is anti-trade, anti-alliances, and pro-authoritarianism. All the theater with Macron and Starmer, all the talk of deals--he is not going to give Ukraine security anything. - ThreadSky

profsaunders.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Occam's Razor: always go back to Trump's 3 core beliefs, as spelled out by Tom Wright in 2016: Trump is anti-trade, anti-alliances, and pro-authoritarianism. All the theater with Macron and Starmer, all the talk of deals--he is not going to give Ukraine security anything.

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‘Vance accuses Zelensky of being "disrespectful".
Trump then says the Ukrainian leader is "gambling with World War Three".
The meeting ends with Trump telling Zelensky that he is not being "very thankful" and that "this is going to make great television".’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

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profsaunders.bsky.social•5 days ago

Here is Tom Wright's original article, published a year before Trump's first inauguration, and still the best guide to Trump's core beliefs about foreign policy, and presidents don't change their core beliefs (someone should write a book about that). https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-foreign-policy-213546/

eaterra.bsky.social•5 days ago

He wants to be a peacemaker who does nothing but create conflicts and insecurity in the world and in his own country.

jdp238.bsky.social•5 days ago

Everything is about attention (ratings) for this sick sack of shit!

scaypgrayce.bsky.social•5 days ago

“This is going to make great television.”

scaypgrayce.bsky.social•5 days ago

Exactly!

roparil.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump is a Russian pawn.

ryfford.bsky.social•5 days ago

A bit of a prawn too.

m10asun.bsky.social•5 days ago

Cooked, with as orange as he still is...

sgtfella.bsky.social•4 days ago

You are right. He has told everyone all along where this will all go.

nb-photo-bsud.bsky.social•5 days ago

treason=traitor=trump

johncastiglione.bsky.social•5 days ago

They’re gonna back this guy into a corner that he may not tolerate being put into

grumdholt.bsky.social•5 days ago

The deal Trump has talked about has always been that in exchange for a ceasefire Russia gets the occupied territory and a guarantee that Ukraine can't join a defense agreement, Ukraine gets nothing.
Trump wants to force our ally to surrender just so he can brag about ending the war.

grumdholt.bsky.social•5 days ago

And with a ceasefire Russia would be free to regroup for another invasion while Ukraine would be barred from building up a defense.

glorija.bsky.social•5 days ago

Incapable of honoring commitments.

niais.bsky.social•5 days ago

Really excited to see that he indeed wants to see Europe fall into world war three. What a time to be alive.

mikielikesit.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump is victim shaming

atomicpopwi.bsky.social•5 days ago

Starmer did a good job of stroking Trump's ego yesterday, but also did well to call him out with the statement, "...we want to work with you to make sure that peace deal is enduring, that it lasts...", knowing that Donald is famous for not keeping any promises whatsoever

gaymcmillen.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump made the US the laughing stock of the civilized world yesterday. Not one ally believes Trump will honor our NATO obligations. He's all in on BRICS. You'll note both Russia and China are in BRICS so the false narrative Trump is against China is total crap as usual.

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