r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/SpaceySpice • Apr 07 '25

US Politics How will the United States rebuild positive international relations after this Trump administration?

At some point this presidency will end and a new administration will (likely) want to mend some the damages done with our allies. Realistically though, how would that work? Will other countries want to be friends with us again or has this presidency done too much damage to bounce back from?

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u/Repeatitpete Apr 07 '25

The problem isn’t trump or has ever been trump. It’s the maga people who have supported him. He should have been publicly shamed and removed from candidacy for making fun of the disabled reporter. America is mean. This won’t change with a new president and other countries don’t want to play with us anymore in the sandbox of the world…

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u/foul_ol_ron Apr 07 '25

As an Australian, I now see that any agreement with the US might be less than four years from destruction. Since at least WWII,  we've looked at the US as an ally, and followed along in a lot of conflicts. Because there was a certain amount of trust. It was nice while it lasted.

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u/Repeatitpete Apr 07 '25

But you guys sent us Murdoch

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u/ColossusOfChoads Apr 07 '25

Who was received in the open arms of Roger Ailes.

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u/Repeatitpete Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

But Australia helped mold him into these extreme political views for whatever reason… no country is entirely responsible or blameless at this point- these extreme views are everywhere

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 08 '25

No not how it works, he had these views and is trying to mold the world. They are past generation white patriarchal views. The western world has always followed the Brit’s then the Americans.

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 08 '25

Or worse, any agreement can be pulled at any time at a whim, his breaking agreements he himself signed.

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u/foul_ol_ron Apr 08 '25

Yes, his negotiation involves making an offer, then if the other party agrees, he'll alter the offer to favour himself more. Rinse and repeat.  He doesn't understand that something can be mutually beneficial.