The Hill Discovers Trump Has 'Morality,' Forgets His History
This is a spectacular example of media amnesia, suggesting that the previous administration's foreign policy—from abandoning allies to cozying up with dictators—was somehow guided by an underlying, albeit complex, moral compass. The Hill's piece breathlessly ponders Trump's 'moral' approach to global power, conveniently sidestepping the fact that his tenure was marked by transactional opportunism,
not ethical dilemmas. One might recall the 'grab 'em by the pussy' morality, or perhaps the 'good people on both sides' moral equivalency. The media establishment has spent years diagnosing every twitch of Trump's psyche while simultaneously normalizing the very systems he exploited. Now, they're asking us to seriously consider his 'morality' as a factor in geopolitical strategy. It's a rhetorical
hand-wringing exercise that misses the point entirely: Trump's 'morality' is precisely what we have been analyzing for years, and it's not a new variable in the 'global power' equation. It's merely the lens through which he views acquisition and self-interest.