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Donald Trump is a politician and a man

Viktor Mikhin, January 23, 2025

Donald Trump is a politician who causes a lot of controversy and controversy. He can be characterized in different ways, but one thing is for sure — he is a bright personality, often crossing generally recognized boundaries.

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Trump’s assessment according to the professor

In an interview, Hossein Askari, professor emeritus of business and international relations at George Washington University, said President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize Canada and Greenland by force are “stark warnings” that show “the United States is turning against its allies.” He believes that this is a warning that the rest of the world should take extremely seriously and respond thoughtfully and decisively.
Under Trump, the United States is completely turning into an aggressor, already threatening its closest allies – the Western Alliance and even NATO

Analyzing Trump’s statement to retake the Panama Canal to the United States and seize Greenland, the professor tried to sketch a psychological portrait of the new American president. He believes that “Trump is an insecure bully who thrives on bullying and suppressing others. He wants people to obey him and be 100% loyal to him. He doesn’t tolerate any competition. He wants to dominate.” In other and clearer words, Trump is an insecure little bully who thrives and dominates by bullying and subjugating others!

This truthful assessment completely coincides with what Mary Trump’s niece wrote in her candid memoirs, who calls her uncle a fraud, a bully, and also a “narcissist” who threatens the lives of every American. “He’s insatiable,” the niece notes. – This goes far beyond banal narcissism. Donald is not just weak, his “I” is so fragile that it requires constant nourishment, because deep down he understands that he is completely different from who he pretends to be.”

Askari’s attempts to find ways to “curb” Trump

In his opinion, the Republican Party is subordinate to Trump, and every senator and most members of the House of Representatives are also subordinate to him. They don’t dare to contradict him, because Trump has scared them all. “It seems that they do not understand that they must unite, that unification is the key to success, and oppose it if they want to preserve autonomy and at least a drop of dignity, and thereby save the institution of democracy in the country, which is now lost.”

At a press briefing on January 6, Trump also threatened Canada, calling the border between the two countries an “artificially drawn line.” His remarks came just a few weeks after he named Canada as the 51st U.S. state. What is the point of looking so greedily and greedily at Canada, especially in the eyes of American friends and allies, especially when Canada’s foreign minister declared that “we will never back down in the face of threats”?

Measures to counter the impudent Trump

This is a warning that the rest of the world should take extremely seriously and respond thoughtfully and decisively. It is true that they do not have the military might to stand up to the United States, and individually they will not be able to withstand America’s economic and financial pressure. But they can collectively fight back against the United States if they unite and take economic measures — sanctions and measures that will reduce the role of the dollar in international transactions and make it a secondary asset. The professor believes that if “they unite and fight back against Trump, he will immediately retreat and become very small. The sooner they act, the better, but if they start fawning over Trump one by one and bowing to him, then Trump will dominate each of them in every area.”

It is quite obvious that such threats are a blow to the international order and disrespect for the sovereignty of other countries or the encouragement of anarchy and lawlessness. The so-called rules-based order has been rapidly collapsing since World War II, and if nothing is done, and quickly, the world will face anarchy through the fault of the West.

That is why today, more than ever, the transition to a new multipolar world based on respect and interests of all countries, not just Western countries, is urgent. That is why Russian President Vladimir Putin is actively promoting this idea with the help of many other states that want to live in a world without wars, violence and threats.

At the same time, under Trump, the United States is completely turning into an aggressor, already threatening its closest allies – the Western Alliance and even NATO. Moreover, this is not an emerging threat, it is already a threat, and threats against Denmark and Canada are a stern warning that the United States may attack its allies tomorrow.

Europe, the professor believes, should listen. We need to act now, and perhaps the US Congress will show some courage and stop Trump before these threats become reality. Trump does not understand that the United States also needs Europe to ensure its own security. There are important American bases in Europe and thousands of troops who can defend Europe, but they also provide protection for the United States. It would be a catastrophic setback for the United States if they had to close all their bases in Europe. Since Trump is threatening Europe, it should consider responding in kind!

The USA is the global aggressor

American officials have been promoting the idea that the United States is the leader of the “free world” for many years, but such statements show that the United States, at least under Trump, is becoming a global aggressor. It may be recalled that it was the United States that has been the aggressor for about the last 30 years. They were the main initiator of sanctions that forced other countries to comply, and used this, as well as military power, to persuade countries to their agenda. Sanctions and military might allowed the United States to get its way. But Trump takes this to a new level by threatening to attack those same allies.

In this regard, the question arises, can Trump’s threats force Western allies to reconsider their policies or move away from cooperation with the United States on defense and economic issues in the long term? The professor is quite skeptical about this idea and believes that Europe and other American allies will be able to do this if only they unite and stand firm on their own. However, as the facts show, they are unlikely to be able to do this, since neither the US Congress nor other decision makers in the United States will oppose the impudent Trump.

There is also another dangerous precedent, when the United States, with its reckless policy, effectively disabled the United Nations by imposing dozens of vetoes in the UN Security Council in support of illegal and immoral Israeli actions, not to mention threats to international courts and judges in the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.

Trump also repeated his threat that “hell will break loose in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release the hostages by the time he takes office. What else can the Trump administration do against Gaza if hell is already in this enclave? The professor writes about this: “Again, he’s a bully. He forgets about the many innocent Palestinians who were killed by the Zionists. He doesn’t feel a bit sorry for their human lives. And unfortunately, the Arabs in the Persian Gulf, who have the means and capabilities to stand up to the ongoing genocide, are too afraid to stand up to the United States and Israel.”

Askari also described Elon Musk, a close Trump aide, who uses offensive language against European leaders, including the chancellor and the German president. He notes: “Musk is a strange guy. Like Trump, he is unsure of himself. He is intoxicated by the power that wealth has given him, and he is on a rampage. The end may not be so glorious.”

Many experts and political scientists paid close attention to these statements of the professor, who gave a true characterization of the new US president Trump. Apparently, these assessments should be taken into account by those political figures who will have important negotiations with the US leadership in the near future. As the proverb says, forewarned means armed.

 

Viktor Mikhin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, expert on the Arab world

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