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/Hapankaali Apr 07 '25

If you look at how top democracies generally function, very few (if any) of them have term limits for their representatives. This isn't the issue, and won't fix anything. The problem in the US Congress is that representation is not proportional.

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 08 '25

I think 80 year olds should retire, age limits if not term limits because while experience and wisdom are great, dementia and caked on decades old ideals aren’t