Tumult at home, ailing alliances abroad: Why Trump's America has been a 'gift' to Putin
Under President Trump, the United States has abandoned international climate and nuclear arms agreements. It has announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, questioned the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and antagonized stalwart allies like Germany.
Americas past presidents have long promoted democracy, human rights and the rule of law abroad, yet Trump instead has waged an assault on those values at home, where he has weakened institutions, shredded norms and declared without evidence that the upcoming election will be rigged.
Americas moral authority also has been undercut by the devastatingly high death toll and wrenching economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the racial reckoning that has convulsed the country.
These highlights from Trumps nearly four years in office read like Vladimir Putins wish list. Few countries have benefited more geopolitically from Trumps time in office than Russia.
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