Part of the MAGA Trump derangement syndrome appeal some might believe is how much Trump can whinge about being a victim in one form or another. This also translates to his views and others on America being the victim. In a world trying to portray having a conscience, siding with a victim is as good as it gets. Like the rush to the moral photo op high ground by any politician. So it is with America's foreign policy. Nobody likes a bully right?
9 Jun 2018 Trump: EU, Canada, Mexico treat us very unfairly - Fox Business
7 Mar 2018 - Donald Trump: "The European Union has been particularly tough on the United States" - FRANCE 24 English
15 Mar 2019 - Trump: China has treated the US unfairly for decades - Fox Business
18 May 2019 - Trump: "The European Union has been terrible to the United States on trade" - euronews
What could one call Trump's art of the deal? Whinge to you are the biggest victim in the room. You then obtain a pseudo-moral high ground to launch attacks. By being the biggest victim in the room. You can also have others siding with you as part of their moral compass. Projection is also a big part of the game. To blame others for the very thing you are doing.
In the video above 7 Mar 2018 from FRANCE 24 English - After European Council President Donald Tusk had laid into the US President, saying "with friends like these who needs enemies," it was Donald's Trump's turn to trade barbs.…
Besides regime change, and sanctions. America has used the US dollar and SWIFT payment system as a hammer to punish countries that don't do America's bidding.
5 April 2024 - A BRICS Alternative to the SWIFT Payment System Could Accelerate De-Dollarization
With Russia taking the lead, the BRICS bloc is talking about creating a new payment system that isn’t controlled by the United States and that is not dependent on the dollar. Such a system could accelerate de-dollarization.
It also gives the United States a powerful tool to shape foreign policy. It can use SWIFT as a hammer, punishing countries that don't do its bidding by locking them out of the system.
This is exactly what happened to Russia after it invaded Ukraine.
Officials initially indicated Russia wouldn’t be locked out of SWIFT, but a few days later, the United States, the European Union, the UK, and Canada issued a joint statement announcing SWIFT would disconnect “selected” Russian banks from the global payment system.
While there is talk of a global financial reset consider the possibility that BRICS is a financial coup against the US dollar and its bully-boy practices. For some strange reason, this brings Trump out of the closet to say if elected in 2024 as the President of the United States. He might punish other sovereign countries who want to use their own currency instead of the US dollar for trade. That's victimhood pro-projection. You can not have another sovereign country not use the US dollar for trade.
27 Apr - Trump to Punish India & Others Who Want "De-Dollarisation"? | Vantage with Palki Sharma - Firstpost