First, I think what happens in Germany is none of his business. We see how he reacts when anyone criticizes him.
Crime in Germany is down – see the AP Fact check. This is just Trump spewing lies and bigotry. He is encouraging nationalism in Germany.
Category: Foreign Policy
White House photos – pictures with Kim have replaced pictures with Macron
Foreign opinion of the US is down, not up like Trump claims
German opinion of America
Canada
Trump has alienated our neighbor and best ally, Canada, while he sucks up to dictators.
American opinion of Canada is down thanks to Trump:
Meanwhile, Canadians want to avoid American goods:
“The poll showed 72 percent of Canadians and 57 percent of Americans approved of the way Trudeau had handled the situation, while 14 percent of Canadians and 37 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s behavior. ”
Sad!
Update:
Trump attacked Canada again today (6/19):
New poll on Canadian opinion of Trump:
update 7/11:
China is going to work on developing a Trump golf course
Is Trump planning to leave the World Trade Organization?
This would not be surprising after he has pulled out of the Paris Climate agreement, the Iran nuclear agreement and the TPP.
The column states “In recent conversations here, European officials cast a more sinister light on what they think Trump has in mind in picking very public fights with America’s closest allies and the institutions they and the United States have created to instill some order and fairness in the international system. These officials fear that Trump is laying the groundwork for a U.S. decision to withdraw from the World Trade Organization, the 164-nation body that adopts and enforces global rules of trade and provides dispute settlement mechanisms when conflicts between nations arise.”
more background on Trump’s attitude toward other countries:
Trump said Crimea is Russian because the people speak Russian
It sounds like he’s defending his friend Putin. It’s wrong but not surprising by now.
Trump and loyalty
This article states: “A senior advisor to the State Department appointed just two months ago has been quietly vetting career diplomats and American employees of international institutions to determine whether they are loyal to President Donald Trump and his political agenda, according to nearly a dozen current and former U.S. officials. ”
Career civil servants are loyal to the country and the Constitution, not the individual who is president at the moment. This is scary stuff.
Trump’s attacks on Canada are driving American approval down
This is disgraceful The US doesn’t have a better ally. Meanwhile, Trump sucks up to dictators.
a different poll:
Sad! 