February 23, 2021
There are many ways of assessing how a President did his job? One of the more important ways is to assess how a President affected America’s standing in the world community. On that score, Donald Trump was a miserable failure. He was laughed at during a United Nations speech. He damaged our relationship with NATO. He pulled out of the Paris Agreement and the Trans Pacific Partnership. He withdrew from the World Health Organization. He said that Mexico would pay for his wall. He got impeached for his Ukrainian quid pro quo. He canceled the Iran deal. He withdrew troops from Syria, leaving our Kurdish allies exposed. He kowtowed to Vladimir Putin. He had nothing to show for his Chinese and Korean photo ops.
In addition, the things he did at home eroded America’s influence around the world even more. His response to the pandemic and the resultant loss of over 500,000 lives has made us a laughing stock around the world. Our adversaries use this ineptitude to take exception to American exceptionalism. China, Russia, Iran and others have been using the Trump-inspired insurrection as a major talking point, and as a way to maintain control over their own populations. The climate deniers and deregulators, who were supported by Trump, were responsible for a mass disaster in Texas that is tailor made propaganda for our enemies.
Polls show that our status and favorability ratings around the world have dropped dramatically. Our European allies are hedging their bets by doing more business with China. It will take years to correct the damage that has been caused. America’s standing in the world was knee-capped by Donald Trump.
The Spin Doctor 