Hi All,
I’ve been asked (sometimes attacked) over the last few months because I do not praise Trump for the supposedly rare good things that he does. These criticisms have become more pointed as a some Patriot batteries (maybe two) are set to arrive in Ukraine that Trump could have held up.
Note, he is not paying for them, the Germans are, so he is not giving Ukraine anything. He is allowing the US to benefit to protect Ukrainians.
At other times people have said that he has been good on the Middle East (which I certainly fail to see) or seems to be “winning” as he is forcing other states to pay higher tariffs to send their goods to the USA (which again I believe is of doubtful benefit to the US—and is humiliating for others).
However, say he did something actually important and “good”. Imagine Trump finally did put real and crippling sanctions on Russia this week; that he could no longer accept all the insults and derision that Putin and other Russians have heaped on him, and does something tangible. Well. yes I would support that move strongly and be pleased (though always cognizant that Trump has basically hung Ukraine out to dry for well more than half a year).
Even then, praising Trump would seem to me counterproductive tactically and morally questionable.
