Two points ... 1. The political upheaval that brought Trump to the US presidency may soon depose Merkel. 2. Trump is an isolationist and picked isolationist a

Two points ... 1. The political upheaval that brought Trump to the US presidency may soon depose Merkel. 2. Trump is an isolationist and picked isolationist advisers. Trump's base probably thinks that its a good idea for Trump not to aggressively defend liberalism and freedom throughout the world, e.g. quit the Middle East rather than reform Islam via carrot and stick.