It wouldn’t have cost Trump anything to show a clear intent to deter in a strategically crucial moment; it wouldn’t even have undermined his efforts in Ukraine.
The madness lies in asserting something ... contrary to all evidence and intelligence. The method is doing it again and again, relentlessly, at full volume ... This is how Trump became president twice.
Ursula von der Leyen ... has promised Trump a ransom to stop ... the threatened tariffs on European companies. It is unclear ... when the next round of blackmail will follow.