During this time of uncertainty on Iran, fear has replaced trust in the U.S. president GlobePolitics
There have been too many nights like this since Sept. 11, 2001: tense hours waiting for confirmation of how bad things are, how much worse they might get. But one thing made Tuesday night different: On this night, the world could not trust the American president.
After the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the free world rallied behind president George W. Bush. Domestic terror attacks brought out the very best in Barack Obama as president.But as Mr. Trump faces the worst international emergency of his presidency, there is no rallying. For one thing, American society is too polarized.
Beyond that, there is simply the character of the man. In tweets of rage, Mr. Trump has disparaged opponents in terms never used by an American president in public. He has alienated allied leaders, from Canada’s Justin Trudeau to Germany’s Angela Merkel and everyone in between. He is more respectful to despots than to democrats.
Early indications were encouraging, Tuesday night. No planned television address by the President. No tweets of fire and fury. “We do not seek escalation or war,” Iran’s foreign minister tweeted late in the evening. So no war, maybe – at least not this day.
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