We should all beware presidential candidates who bear “secret plans” to solve some hideous crisis that the incumbent has somehow been unable to handle.
Several times in recent weeks, Donald Trump has said that, if he were elected president again, he would end the Russia – Ukraine war “Trump gave no hint of how he would do this, but it’s worth noting that he has long believed that international diplomacy is easy and that the failure of many past presidents to strike good deals shows only that they’ve all been “
There is nothing new in this. Back in 1988, when George H.W. Bush became president, Trump lobbied to become his arms-control negotiator. He had recently authored a bestselling book,, he figured that should give him street cred in the highest realms of deal-making. Bush’s aides laughed off his illusions and instead appointed Richard Burt, a real and seasoned diplomat. an enlightening story about Trump’s notion of tough negotiations.
He also took his personal bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin as evidence that his own intelligence agencies were wrong in concluding that the Kremlin had interfered in U.S. elections. As late as September 2020, Trump said at a rally, “ In the 1968 campaign, Richard Nixon said he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War.
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