Donald Trump has plunged the credibility of the American presidency with few parallels in history.
Since assuming the office in January, Trump has waged tariff wars on partners, defied courts, threatened judges, engaged in blatant retribution, politicised the military and intelligence services, launched into false claims too numerous to track, and mainstreamed extremist figures that were once fringe.
Trump has made personal loyalty the basis of governance as he has pushed inexperienced friends to top positions and fired those with decades of experience.
At the same time, Trump has dismantled key relationships, such as the India-US relationship, for petty issues.
Here are five ways that highlight Trump’s damage to the American presidency.
Trump bas besmirched the American president’s status as the Leader of the Free World.
In May, Trump falsely took credit for bringing the India-Pakistan conflict to an end with a ceasefire. He said that he threatened to stop trade deals with both the countries and arm-twisted the two countries into stopping the conflict.
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