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Trump's presidency has impacted global alliances - to the detriment of the US

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December 09, 2025

DONALD J Trump has been accused of many things by many people ... a bully, a coward, a pariah, a fascist, a liar, a misinformation peddler, a dictator and a warmonger... with his rattling his sword at Venezuela some are suggesting that he is about to start a Vietnam-type war in that country in order to take the focus off his MAGA failure.

- COLIN BOSMAN | Newlands

Trump's presidency has impacted global alliances - to the detriment of the US

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Coupled with the fact that Trump has single handedly altered the world’s alliances by pushing Africa's trading pattern away from the USA and into the hands of China, India and Russia, the trading consequences for America are dire.

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