Is anyone else both amused and put off by the game world leaders have to play with Trump.
They all know how they need to talk to him to try get what they want etc
Isz he has them all where he wants them .
He has re established the USA as the preeminent economic and military force in the world, something Im personally comfortable with given the alternatives.
He has managed to get the EUs to increase dramatically thier defence spending ,something the Obama's and Bidens couldn't/wouldn't do ,he has brokered various solutions to world hot spots ,he has stopped illegal migration and and has started deporting illegal migrants, cut energy prices, increased capital inflow to the US and exited the Paris agreement farce all with within what 10 months .
Regardless of what side you sit on, and although there is much still to be done, its not a bad record in that time ,love him or loath him.
He is a master at manipulation and intimidation look at what he did with Starmer at that media show in in the middle east and also the episode when the US base was bombed in 2019 I think.
Couple that with the absolute humbling of Rudd this morning and even though he said nice things about Australia and old Albo (the Steven Bradbury of Australian politics in my opinion and possibly the luckiest PM in Australia's history ) ,he was also made to look weak in that he laughed at Rudds humiliation in front of Trump.( I think Albo was very happy to just laugh along, and let Rudd get run over by the bus lest his own previous Trump musings be brought up by Rudd or any of the journalists there )
Trump knows he has the the hot hand everywhere he goes and he plays it to the USA's advantage at every opportunity ,which is what you would expect especially from a beast like Trump.
It also makes for great viewing from both sides of the fence