Trump's MAGA narcissism put to best use:

1) Does a Putin beat-down at the negotiating table

2) Makes European NATOs up their ante, instead of hiding behind us

3) Bullies PRC into backing down in Taiwan and S China Sea with tariffs, remaking US Defense, revitalizating US Industry.

Trump's MAGA narcissism put to worst use:

1) Putin bromance (and Russian ego-stroking of Donald) allows Russia to do a fake stand-down, before aggression resumes (the Neville Chamberlain move)

2) Paris Treaty pullout, NATO and UN dissing dissolves useful alliances we may need elsewhere (esp. in China)

3) US falls behind in clean energy, AI, defense tech, as our industry gets lazy behind tariffs and H1B limitations. We piss off Latin America (our logical industrial center) while China colonizes it.

I'm really hoping Musk indeed trims deficit while remaking our industrial base, however he has some scary Fascist ideals.

Panama Canal and Greenland? It seems colonial bullying in the current International order, but sort of Teddy Roosevelt/WW II power-moves in a world that needs a strong policeman (which needs to push back against Russian/PRC Colonialism?)

Trump/Bannon doctrine of "not getting into silly/protracted wars" is critical here...how long before Trump's ego pulls him into a war?