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Putin's Playing Trump - Has Trump Finally Noticed? - Max Boot - America at a Crossroads
In this sharp and revealing segment, historian and foreign policy analyst Max Boot explores the contradictions at the heart of Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Is he the peace-seeking isolationist he claims to be — or the hawk who lashes out at America’s enemies?
Boot argues that Trump’s sensitivity to disrespect — particularly from authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin — may be pushing him toward a more confrontational posture. He breaks down Trump’s flip-flops on Ukraine, Russia, and Iran, and explains why Trump’s base tolerates his contradictions, no matter how bewildering they seem.