Friday's debacle is going to be remembered as a turning point in U.S. foreign relations. This is a 1-2 punch of tariffs and siding with our enemies. The U.S. is too unpredictable to be a reliable ally.
I don't think there is any way to fully recover. Sure, another administration can try to turn things around (if Trump doesn't declare himself leader for life), but the world will remember that 50% of the U.S. public wants what Trump is dishing out. They won't risk their countries economies or security on the results of the next election.
China is the big winner here. I don't know if Putin is yet, because I'm not sure Putin's regime can survive post-war (at least without Trump giving him a lifeline).
I don't think there is any way to fully recover. Sure, another administration can try to turn things around (if Trump doesn't declare himself leader for life), but the world will remember that 50% of the U.S. public wants what Trump is dishing out. They won't risk their countries economies or security on the results of the next election.
China is the big winner here. I don't know if Putin is yet, because I'm not sure Putin's regime can survive post-war (at least without Trump giving him a lifeline).
