It seems President Trump has discovered the secret recipe for international relations: turn the tables and make the invader pay! But isn’t that like a magician’s trick, impressive at first, but ultimately just smoke and mirrors? Calling it ‘payback’ for American taxpayers’ ‘aid’ is a bit like thanking a lifeguard for saving you from drowning by reminding you how much it costs to keep them on duty. And let’s not forget, squeezing America’s traditional allies is a bit like squeezing a watermelon – it might be juicy, but it’s bound to burst. It’s like he’s trying to rewrite the rulebook on the fly, but instead of adding pages, he’s just scratching out the old ones and hoping no one notices the blank spots.
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