Opinion: Trump’s diplomacy by social media risks strategic partnerships
One of the defining hallmarks of President Donald Trump’s period in the Oval Office is the sheer unpredictability of his policy ideas, which often seem to emerge via social media. A classic example of this over the summer was the news that Trump was seriously considering trying to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
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