While European leaders want to preserve the American security umbrella without subscribing to Trump’s ideological project, he demands that they adhere to a MAGA-fied global order yet offers little in return.
Stone ... argued that Hernández’s liberation would give renewed energy to the Honduran right wing, destabilize President Castro’s government, and strengthen what he believes to be Trump and the U.S.’ interests in the region.
The president sees the current shutdown as an opportunity to make irreversible cuts in programs dear to Democrats ...[I]t should ... not be taken lightly.