Claire McNab5d ago

#Trump's mockery of #Starmer and #Macron is an extraordinary sight. I have never ever seen any other head of state or govt mocking allies. It's very rare to see #mockery even of sworn enemies.

Trump has always been a bully. But even a year ago, there was some restraint in his public speech, some degree of diplomatic nicety.

Was yesterday's outburst anything other than part of Trump's cognitive decline? Or is it some sort of reasoned and calculated strategic shift in US diplomacy?

#uspol

Show threadClaire McNab5d ago
AFAICR, even in that hideous encounter in the #OvalOffice with #Zelensky, #Trump and #Vance aggressively bullied Zelensky rather than mocking him.
Show threadEliza MB5d ago
@2legged US diplomacy has become an oxymoron of late.
Show threadClaire McNab5d ago

Indeed, @OneInterestingFact. That lack of diplomacy has been clear since the start of Trump's second term.

But I'm interested in what's going on with the new super-crassness. How much of it is planned in meetings? How much is just the orange oaf speaking without filter?

Show threadEliza MB

@2legged excellent question.
Slagging off hasn’t worked so it’s time to try another bullying tactic.
It seems that at last even Starmer has been pushed to the limit.

Is trump really so stupid as to believe the only ally the US needs is Israel? Cos that’s the direction he’s headed.

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