By #JordanMichaelSmith via
#NewRepublic - Mar 6, 2026
Donald #Trump Has Lit a Global Match
"Trump has squandered some of the country’s greatest sources of strength. By repelling nearly all of America’s allies—alliances that are among the best instruments of leverage #Washington has in the world—he has paid #China and #Russia enormous dividends."
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https://newrepublic.com/article/207218/donald-trump-global-leverage-foreign-policy?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social
Donald Trump Has Lit a Global Match
Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop him.
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