Republicans have begged Donald Trump to spend more time on domestic politics as president, and his party’s popularity has plummeted due to high prices, worsening inflation and economic conditions.
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Instead, Trump is obsessed with winning the Nobel Peace Prize, so he has spent a lot of time on foreign affairs during the first year of his second administration.
The trend has continued throughout the 2025 holiday week, such as on Sunday Trump held a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, a new pressure session aimed at forcing Ukraine to accept Russia’s terms for surrender. and on Monday he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, presumably to discuss the next phase of peace in Gaza. However, phase one of the plan has fallen apart as Israel continues to attack the Palestinians.
It is not unusual for presidents who, like Trump, face lame duck status to turn their attention abroad. As a president’s domestic influence diminishes, he often seeks to build a foreign policy legacy.
What is unusual is that a president becomes less popular internationally as he pays more attention to foreign policy, but that is exactly what is happening with Trump.
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