From the eyes of a Canadian
‘’I'm starting to wonder whether Donald Trump is acting as though he were a Manchurian Candidate for Russia or another hostile power. It is difficult to explain how so many of his decisions have seemed to weaken the United States and its democratic allies while benefiting America's geopolitical rivals. From his warm public embrace of Vladimir Putin at Helsinki, to his repeated attacks on NATO, to his praise for authoritarian leaders like Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping, and Viktor Orbán, the pattern has been hard to ignore.
The damage has been profound. He has undermined long-standing alliances, alienated close friends and trading partners, and shown a remarkable willingness to accommodate autocrats while disparaging democratic allies. As a Canadian, I can tell you how dramatically America's standing has changed in our eyes. We once saw the United States as a trusted friend and neighbour-a country that stood shoulder to shoulder with us in defeating fascism and defending democracy. Today, many Canadians see a nation increasingly willing to intimidate its allies, retreat from democratic norms, and embrace authoritarian tendencies. When Trump threatened tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, mocked allies at G7 summits, and spoke of NATO as though it were a burden rather than a cornerstone of Western security, he sent a clear message that even America's closest partners could no longer count on it.
The United States was once respected as a defender of the free world. Increasingly, it is viewed as a power that bullies its friends while accommodating dictators. From abandoning Kurdish allies in Syria to undermining multilateral institutions and treating international cooperation as weakness, Trump's foreign policy has repeatedly signaled that loyalty to allies matters less than personal loyalty to him. It is painful to witness such a transformation.
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