Jesse Singal
They made this point on The Fifth Column. The idea that you can just constantly insult and punish and humiliate your allies, and that it won't have negative consequences... MAGA is delusional about basic aspects of human nature
David Frum
Now Trump has blundered into a huge trade war with China. A war Trump is losing. "Where are the allies to help us?" demands MAGA. There are no allies. You got rid of them for clicks and giggles.