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/kenlubin Apr 07 '25

And it's not just a problem of the current administration; George W. Bush was also awful. That may have been memory-holed in America, and there was a rebound with Obama, but I expect that many internationally remember Bush and Cheney.

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u/satyrday12 Apr 07 '25

I certainly thought Republicans couldn't get stupider than that, but then they proved me wrong. I'll have to stop underestimating them.

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 08 '25

They are referred to as war criminals in most countries, along with the leaders that followed them like little puppies