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'Huge gamble': Expert shares sobering prediction after Trump ruptures alliance with insult
Trump’s Ally-Testing as a Foreign Policy MethodThe Source of the DamageThe reported dispute is simple enough: Donald Trump falsely claimed Giorgia Meloni “begged” for a photo at the G7, and Meloni answered with a public video denouncing the lie. Doug Heye, speaking on CNN, called the clash an embarrassment and warned it could matter far beyond a personal spat.That is the shallow version. The real story is who can damage institutions while pretending it is only a personality conflict.Power Sits With TrumpThe relevant power is not Meloni’s irritation or Heye’s alarm. It is Trump’s ability, as…
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