General Discussion

They probably figured it out during his first term, along with all the other world leaders, but (like all the others) they continued to humor him because of the power and influence of the US. Now that they can clearly see he's doing his best to drag this country into the toilet, economically and otherwise, and that other world leaders have completely stopped taking him seriously, Putin & Co. have concluded that they no longer need to hide their contempt for him.

The fact that the world's strongest dictators are now signaling to the world that they know how weak Schlump is would be deliciously ironic, except for one thing: this also means that they have lost whatever respect they may have once had for America. Schlump's behavior toward Ukraine has clearly demonstrated that the U.S. can no longer be counted on to come to the aid of other democracies that under threat.

Trump has become an international laughingstock, and rightly so. Unfortunately, so has this country, for electing him a second time. I honestly don't blame anyone for viewing the situation that way. That he pulled the wool over enough people's eyes to get elected once was bad enough; but that is a thing that can happen sometimes. I'm sure our allies must have heaved a collective sigh of relief when he lost in 2020, but four years later, American voters did the unthinkable and elected him to a second term, making us all look like blithering idiots.

I see this as a sign that the US is in serious danger of losing the powerful position we've held in the world since at least the end of WWII. I really hope Democrats will have enough sense to use this in their campaigns for House and Senate seats next year.