Now that the U.S. presidential election is decided, it’s interesting and informative to look at how various media have shifted into another gear.
Other more moderate media outlets examine what a Trump presidency means for the Ukraine situation, the growing chaos in the Middle East, and relations with China. Indeed, Vladimir Putin is no more anticipatory than everyone on the planet. A lot can be learned from analyzing things from the water cooler this month.
Finally Moderation
At Politico. eu, the game is the same. The headline reads, “Trump won. Now Putin wants results.” In this liberal-order propaganda piece, Eva Hartog attempts to drive an even bigger wedge between American/Russian relations. This is to be expected from paid journalists high on the totem pole of Russophobes and Putin haters. Hartog, the former Editor of the Moscow Times, is so hateful and ludicrous she was expelled from Russia back in August of last year.
At The Conversation, the moderate and more realistic view of the Trump win is revealed. Russia and the world await an American push to end the conflict in Ukraine. This is not only desirable for the Russians, but for Ukraine and the rest of Europe. Given Trump’s promise to get a ceasefire negotiated quickly and his previous disdain for NATO, a neutral and peaceful Ukraine seems a lot closer. It’s significant to note here that the authors of The Conversation are academic researchers in their respective areas of expertise. The most recent report by Stefan Wolff, a Professor of International Security at the 0the University of Birmingham, alludes to something I’ve suggested for years now: that Trump intends to create a more isolationist U.S. and rebuild a more self-sufficient foundation.
Before I move on to other Western mainstream media, taking note of how Politico.eu is going bananas spewing Russophobia and naked sensationalism seems relevant. One headline, if we can call it that, reads, “US can’t confirm Putin’s North Koreans are gorging on pornography.” I’m surprised the Russia haters have not concocted some satellite imagery or other techno-jumbo to fool the unwary Western media consumer.
The Old and New Fools
Over at CNN, has-been Richard Nixon slayer Bob Woodward spills his guts, speculating on the Trump/Putin relationship. Meanwhile, RFE/RL is conspicuously cautious since the final election results. The machine-gum “rat-ta-tat” that usually emanates from the U.S. State Department channel is “on” China, and “off” of Russia for a change. No doubt the editors there seek some job security, not knowing which direction the Trump administration will go.
Britain is even laying off the Russians a bit, even The Guardian is focusing on how Donald Trump will likely clean house of diplomats not toeing the line. Funny, an image of Elon Musk showing him carrying a kitchen sink through the Oval Office but one pungent reminder that the American people are sick to death of WOKE lunacy, and the ultra-liberal carnage the Biden/Harris bunch irradiated their country with.
Watching the election, anyone paying attention could easily recognize how the mainstream media either faked or cherry-picked polls to make Kamala Harris look viable. The Trump team handed the Democrats their hats in one of the most lopsided presidential race victories in U.S. history. At the Washington Times, the headline reads “Trump’s landslide win resets political landscape.” Even Fox News seems to be uttering truth since the Trump lashing of the Democrats. The lead for one Fox story speaks volumed:
“Some Democrats admit their party is ‘out of touch’ and must examine what went wrong in Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to President-elect Trump.”
That sentence says it all, really. Trump’s overwhelming victory seems to have even put a stop to vagina hat wearing Democrats parading about the nation’s capital. What went wrong is not so complicated to understand. Trump’s strategy this time out of the gate was brilliant. Though he could not have scripted having an ear almost blown off in an assasination attempt, the transition team he selected were the last nails in the far-left puppet lady’s political coffin. First it was RFK Jr., a popular anti–corporate and anti-pharma figure, joining forces with D.J. Trump. Then it was Tulsi Gabbard, another very popular former presidential candidate who’s against America’s insane war diplomacy. Finally, the world’s richest person, the popular tech and business genius Elon Musk, was brought into play. While no one knows which positions (if any) these three will hold in the Trump administration, the Blackrock, George Soros, Bill Gates types of the world are surely up all night now. As for predictions, here’s what I think.
What’s Next?
The Trump administration will put Tulsi Gabbard in a strategic (and effective) position as either Secretary of State, or Ambassador to the United Nations. Robert Kennedy Jr. will certainly go in as either the head of the EPA, the Secretary of the Interior, or even more likely, the Attorney General of the United States of America. Musk! Now there’s an interesting potential. The only thing preventing Trump having Elon as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers will be Musk’s time commitments. Whatever role he does place will be a pivotal one, this goes without saying. I would not be surprised to see Musk overseeing anti-sensorship, AI development, and other areas where he’s proven his worth. He probably won’t be a cabinet member per se, but his influence on the U.S.A. of tomorrow will be profound.
As to the course Trump will navigate this time around, the only way for America to still maintain a blue chip in the international game is a form of isolation/rebuilding and refocus. The multipolar world is a foregone conclusion now. The Clintons and their overseers put Americans in the back row, and leveraged the Chinese into the top productivity/economic country in the world. The only way for America to come out rosey is too rebuild our infrastructure and industries, only better than ever before. Imports tied to cheap labor have to be tariffed to even the playing field. Foreign military expenditures must be turned into developing a competitive and more modern American industrial base.
The billions sent to places like Ukraine, to try and take over the world, must be diverted to the true benefit of the American public. Things like free healthcare, alternative energy that makes sense, and making leading the world at things is the blueprint, I believe. If Trump does not take this route, the United States will be in serious trouble trying to compete with most of the rest of the world. Trump’s best legacy would be to make America an important part of the multipolar world. Imagine what could happen if all the nations worked in unison for better lives for all humans. This is, of course, too idealistic. However, there are so few moves left on the grand chessboard. We need a reset, or we are done. The quiet old order this week is a fog horn blaring into the ears of the world. I believe the old guard will put contingencies in place for exactly what I have described. Remember the old adage, “If you can’t beat em, join em.”
Phil Butler, is a policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe, he’s an author of the recent bestseller “Putin’s Praetorians” and other books. He writes exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”
