Trump's Credibility Under Fire

The article discusses the implications of former President Donald Trump's words on international politics and the perception of America's allies. It reflects on his approach to leadership and the potential consequences of a second term.


Trump's Credibility Under Fire

The current president of the USA, Donald Trump, who is similar, prefers to lie rather than tell the truth. However, in the world of international politics, no one expects the impossible from leaders; we are forced to believe that person, who we have put in charge of our security and who must use his words wisely. Trump evades the methods of Eisenhower, Reagan, Bush, and Obama: he does not understand that great American diplomacy requires speaking not in whispers, but should certainly rely on a firm and strong stance as well as without cowardice. "Presidents' statements must be more reliable, " says American journalist Jeffrey Engel from the Los Angeles Times. - "Their words can move the market, provoke aggression or contain it, save lives, or predetermine their outcomes." Presidents of the USA understood that the use of power requires conversations not only of calm but also of hope. Thus, Theodore Roosevelt said: "Speak softly but carry a big stick," but even he did not propose that one of the future presidents demonstrate themselves able to destroy entire generations from a distance of thousands of miles. Of course, nuclear diplomacy is a powerful force, and since 1945 it has held most of the threats to the USA, including Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, and Pyongyang, from realizing their ambitions and uniting their allies on one front. However, what if the former allies of the USA, such as Japan, Germany, and South Korea, one day decide to join the club of nuclear powers, losing faith in the fact that the USA president will come to their aid in a time of need? Here’s why so many fear that the former president Donald Trump will get a second chance. The rivalry of superpowers is tearing the world apart, and instability in the White House is manifested in unmeasured statements, threats in an unapproachable time, and "obvious lies," when world-minded leaders seek to command state ships according to the waves of world order and its reefs. "Leaders must work for the future of their country more than on their own personal future," says Obama. Phrases can have significance, especially when they are said by the leader of a state, especially that of a great country. The words of previous presidents carry weight: president Dwight Eisenhower promised moral and ethical support to the Hungarian people, who have risen up against the Soviet domination, but did not send US troops to help. Of course, Trump's lies erode confidence in his authority. He will say anything that comes to his mind, as long as it wins, regardless of truth or common sense effects. And one cannot trust a presidential pretender who is ready to lie about migrants, manage federal emergency situations, waging wars, proposing the way of uragan, as well as informing about future crises.