• Trump is often criticized for failing to provide global leadership. But he’s got the right idea

    Trump is often criticized for failing to provide global leadership. But he’s got the right idea

    The international complaint about the Trump administration is thunderous: America doesn’t lead. U.S. leadership has disappeared. The president has squandered the country’s tradition of leadership. The administration is driving away Washington’s closest allies. This is a particularly sharp criticism to make of a Republican president. Perhaps the one consistent claim made by Republican presidential candidates over the …