The debacle at the #G7 clearly shows that the real problem with Donald #Trump's policies is Donald Trump himself. There is no rhyme or reason to his actions aside from the desire - the need - to be the best, the most important, the biggest. The collapse of the West and the destruction of alliances that have held up for decades are merely the side effects of this unprecedented ego trip.

Trump wants complete control and can't stand being contradicted. He always has to have the first word and the last. Trump's crude view of the world, his image of an #America that has allegedly been exploited and fleeced for years, follows from this conceit. Because Trump thinks he is the greatest and relies only on his gut feelings, he is immune to rational arguments. He only considers his own instincts and thoughts to the exclusion of all else, even though they are based on a lack of knowledge and prejudice.


#GlobalEconomy #Economy #Geopolitics #Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #Politics #EconomicRisk #InternationalRelations
It's Time to Isolate Donald Trump
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trump-plays-destructive-role-at-g-7-a-1212264.html

#Trump #G7 #NAFTA #TPP: "Those who defend the immortality of trade agreements argue that it provides certainty for business. It’s true that there is a conflict between business confidence and democratic freedom. This conflict is repeatedly resolved in favour of business. That the only defender of popular sovereignty in this case is an odious demagogue illustrates the corruption of 21st-century liberal democracy.

There was much rejoicing this week over the photo of Trump being harangued by the other G7 leaders. But when I saw it, I thought: “The stitch-ups engineered by people like you produce people like him.” The machinations of remote elites in forums such as the G7, the IMF and the European Central Bank, and the opaque negotiation of unpopular treaties, destroy both trust and democratic agency, fuelling the frustration that demagogues exploit.

Trump was right to spike the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He is right to demand a sunset clause for Nafta. When this devious, hollow, self-interested man offers a better approximation of the people’s champion than any other leader, you know democracy is in trouble."

Trump Not Welcome After ‘No Seat For Merkel’ Scandal
#angelamerkel #resist #G7

Read the letters now:

https://www.theflakenews.com/single-post/2018/06/14/trump-not-welcome

Stand for Something: Our Place in the World #ForeignRelations #G7 #softpower #Trade

Like lots of people my age who follow politics, I love The West Wing. The show encapsulated everything we wanted the political process to be during the turbulent years of the George W. Bush administration, which liberals thought was the deepest possible…

#LMALLC: #Trade tensions escalate at #G7 - #President #Trump said that the U.S. would not endorse a joint statement with allies in attendance at the G7 summit in #Canada. https://nyti.ms/2y2jMp0 #BuyBlack #BankBlack #ShopBlack #SupportBlackBusiness

Beyond #G7, #Canada’s Opportunity to Lead the Global Greening of #Freight #climatechange #green #emissionreduction

So this #weekends #G7 summit was a bit of a #disaster. Are steel #tarriffs affecting your #construction business?

I know they are mine. How do you feel about the #trump administration and do you think that this will benefit #NorthAmerica or hurt it?

#USA #Trump #EU #G7 #Merkel

Cartoon: “Ugly American Baby”
#G7 #Trump #AngelaMerkel #JustinTrudeau #SpecialPlaceInHell #SoUtah #Utah #StGeorge #CedarCity #MesquiteNV
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