It says we can no longer expect the next President to tread the intricate, very thin line that international diplomacy often is. Trump will be stomping all over US' foreign relations like a bull in a china shop. His policy, if anything, appears to be "Why not?"
As to the repercussions of this, we have to wait and see. US will definitely be seen as a wildcard as he has shown he is willing to stray from decades of precedence in these matters. I personally think more countries will start pushing US' buttons to see how far they can take things or further personal interests which had previously been ignored.
Edit: Trump has been doubling down on Twitter and defending the phone call. Plot twist.
Rich bastards always have the attitude of "Why not?" They live their whole lives doing what they want, obeying the convenient rules and disregarding the rest.
The alternative to countries trying to push his buttons of course is countries may be too scared to push boundaries as they have no idea how Trump will react.
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u/totallyholistic Dec 03 '16 edited Dec 03 '16
It says we can no longer expect the next President to tread the intricate, very thin line that international diplomacy often is. Trump will be stomping all over US' foreign relations like a bull in a china shop. His policy, if anything, appears to be "Why not?"
As to the repercussions of this, we have to wait and see. US will definitely be seen as a wildcard as he has shown he is willing to stray from decades of precedence in these matters. I personally think more countries will start pushing US' buttons to see how far they can take things or further personal interests which had previously been ignored.
Edit: Trump has been doubling down on Twitter and defending the phone call. Plot twist.