Forget all the distractions - the state of his health, the Epstein scandal, the tariffs, whether or not he took a blue pill while watching the US Open, or his puerile memes and social media posts.

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The real issue is that the strong man we feared has turned out to be weak. A pissant in fact.

Played by Putin in Alaska, who's only stepped up his assault on Ukraine after the meeting that was supposed to bring peace closer. Mocked by Xi in China with a military parade that made Trump's earlier effort look like a shambolic mes

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