lawtig02
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Well said. And he’s also much more comfortable with authoritarian strongmen than he is with democratic leaders.I agree with the majority of your post, so I didn't bother to quote it here.
I don't think Trump is an isolationist as much as he is a transactionalist. He only offers to support others insofar as they offer him something that he values, either before they seek his help or as payment for receiving his help.
He is very much willing to help Russia because Russia assisted him, both in his private financial dealings and in his efforts to be elected as POTUS. Zelensky refused to help him when he requested Zelensky's assistance against Biden in 2019/2020 and so he will refuse to assist Ukraine now unless Zelensky provides a large payoff to Trump/the US (mineral rights).
Trump assists Israel because they have assisted him in the past and because he expects to gain from the transaction in the future (Trump Gaza).
Trump is very interested in international engagements in Greenland and in Panama, even though those nations have sought nothing from him, but solely because he wants something from them.
I don't think you can correctly label Trump an isolationist because he is more than willing to take on international causes/issues, but you can label him a transactionalist because he only wants involvement with causes/issues where he stands to gain from the engagement.