Giorgia Meloni, a fellow conservative who shares many Republican priorities—from curbing illegal immigration to strengthening national defense—should have been one of American closest partners. Instead, through his own political ineptitude, Trump has driven even her away.
The president of the world’s most powerful nation—a man who never tires of touting his own success—has been reduced to a petty, drawn-out public spat with a lady leading one of America’s closest allies over a trivial matter. Trump simply never stops humiliating himself.
No wonder Trump has been repeatedly outmaneuvered by Xi Jinping, Putin, and Iran’s ruling clerics. Politically, he is an utter amateur, and internationally he has become a global punchline.