Why Trump's treatment of allies is the dumbest deal of all
Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.
Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.
This is a case of alliance shock for Australia. Donald Trump's rough treatment of Malcolm Turnbull is about more than their personalities, more than the refugee deal, and more than relations between two leaders.
Canberra is on tenterhooks, keenly aware that Donald Trump is volatile, vainglorious, and potentially unreliable.
And so, with the advent of Donald Trump's America First presidency, an Australian diplomatic tradition dies.
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