Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Trump’s Own ‘Wag the Dog’ Moment Reveals Mounting Strains on His Presidency 340 March 12, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in South China Morning Post (China) on 12 March 2018 by Nicholas Spiro (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:ChinaDonald TrumpKim Jong UnKorean PeninsulaNorth Korea Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Michigan Governor’s Reckless Line 5 Crusade Puts Ontario’s Energy Security at Risk September 11, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Austria: Donald’s Biggest Arches September 12, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Germany: Trump’s Straws September 14, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe $5,000 proposal looks like a straw the president is grasping at to avoid going under in the face of historically low approval ratings. 0 Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Ireland: Trump Not as Unique in Presidential Awfulness as We Might Assume September 14, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Topics Qatar: Trump’s Iran Campaign Echoes the Post-9/11 ‘Forever Wars’ September 16, 2026. Published in The Gulf Times 0 Ireland: Donald Trump May Have Been Britain-Baiting, but His Statement on Unity Still Mattered September 15, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Zelenskyy’s Comparison of Canada to Ukraine Is Imperfect — but It Matters September 15, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Austria: Trump’s Ego Show in Dallas: The Republic National Convention Nobody Wants September 15, 2026. Published in Der StandardWith the upcoming party convention, Trump is turning the midterms into a referendum on himself. 0 Canada: Why This Trade War with US Is Like No Other in Our History September 14, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Afghanistan: Let’s Put an End to the Anthem Wars September 14, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: The Republican Convention Revealed the Risks of Donald Trump’s Midterm Tactics September 14, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Key Trump Adviser Confident Australia Would Join US ‘in a Good Fight’ September 14, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Related Articles Ireland: Donald Trump May Have Been Britain-Baiting, but His Statement on Unity Still Mattered September 15, 2026. Published in Irish Times Canada: Zelenskyy’s Comparison of Canada to Ukraine Is Imperfect — but It Matters September 15, 2026. Published in CBC Austria: Trump’s Ego Show in Dallas: The Republic National Convention Nobody Wants September 15, 2026. Published in Der StandardWith the upcoming party convention, Trump is turning the midterms into a referendum on himself. Canada: Why This Trade War with US Is Like No Other in Our History September 14, 2026. Published in Toronto Star Australia: The Republican Convention Revealed the Risks of Donald Trump’s Midterm Tactics September 14, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articlePositive Signs Of Peace and Stability In AsiaNext articleMove by the United States To Woo Vietnam Is a Flawed Strategy LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment