Paul Kelly develops Trumpian hysteria

Advertisement

Paul Kelly has developed Trumpian hysteria:

Donald Trump’s quest to become a man of destiny has scaled new peaks with his aspiration for collaborative ties with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, his public repudiation of US intelligence agencies in favour of Putin’s assurances, and his eclipse of the 70-year-old system of US global leadership buttressed by alliance systems.

On the evidence it is tempting to conclude Trump’s obsession with Putin constitutes a betrayal of his own country. He insults, mocks and undermines America’s friends and allies. He seeks a new form of partnership with Russia while ­refusing to hold Putin to account for territorial aggression, illegal ­attacks on US democracy during the 2016 presidential election and oppor­tunist military ventures from Syria to Ukraine.

The full text of this article is available to MacroBusiness subscribers

$1 for your first month, then:
Cancel at any time through our billing provider, Stripe
About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.