Trump, and now Nikki Haley, are telling us that “the world” respects the United States and Trump. America is “respected again.”
That’s baloney.
Here is a chart that shows confidence that the U.S. president will do the “right thing” regarding world affairs. The countries shown are Spain, France, Germany and the U.K.
Clearly, Obama was respected, and Trump is lower than Bush. It says nothing about how Americans feel, or what’s good for America. It says something about how other countries “respect” the American president. This must irk Trump, to whom it matters so much what others think. This is probably why he denigrates Obama so much. He is obsessed with Obama and does not understand why he cannot garner the same respect and admiration.
Respect must be earned. It can’t be gained by making outrageous – and false – claims.
Trump lives is a world of his own wishful thinking.