How long till Trumpalos are actively cheering dictatorships?

The Trump administration is actively courting them and working to realign USA alliances.

The United States has fired its first warning shots at the EU's next trade commissioner before he's even taken office.

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, branded comments about Donald Trump from Commissioner Phil Hogan "unhelpful" and "very condescending." Speaking to POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast, Sondland warned of the dangers of "someone handling the EU trade portfolio whose sole approach is belligerence."

  Politico

That's the pot calling the kettle black. A definitely modern Republican approach to politics.

Hogan, the current European agriculture commissioner who is slated to take over the trade portfolio on November 1, told Ireland’s RTE radio last week he would do everything he could “to get Mr. Trump to see the error of his ways” on trade.

I hope he realizes the futility of his approach.

The veteran Irish politician said he hopes the U.S. president will “abandon some of the reckless behavior that we have seen from him in relation to his relationship with China and describing the European Union as a security risk."

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Reminded that Trump's own rhetoric is often forceful, Sondland drew a distinction between language used by political leaders and what he said was more appropriate for ministers and negotiators.

Of course.

POLITICO reported that the World Trade Organization had ruled in favor of the U.S. and against the EU in a long-running dispute over subsidies to Airbus.

Asked for his reaction over the weekend, Sondland told POLITICO: “Ultimately, what the United States is seeking is an end to subsidies for Airbus and the recovery of damages. However, if negotiations between the U.S. and EU don’t elicit a change in this behavior and a recovery of those damages, then the United States will suspend concessions and resort to tariffs. The president will ultimately make this decision, and he is prepared to act quickly if necessary.”

We have no doubt of that. All eyes on Trump Twitter.

Sondland also expanded on his recently expressed hopes for a "reset" in relations between the U.S. and Europe once the EU's new leadership team is all in place.

He said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had made clear on a recent visit that Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President-elect Charles Michel, foreign policy nominee Josep Borrell and European Parliament President David Sassoli would be invited to Washington early in their terms and that Trump intends to "actively participate in this reset."

Since he's the one who broke it, it's only right that he should be the one to fix it. And then he'll take credit for doing something no other president was able to do. It's his MO.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.