A new era in politics

That Donald Trump is a heterodox figure was already known. But in this second term, we watch a total change in the way to make politics and the last two weeks prove it. From the positions about Ukraine to the video produced by artificial intelligence about Gaza, the US president inaugurated a new era in politics.

Last week, Washington and Moscow sat back to the table. In Riade, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed peace in Ukraine, marginalizing both Ukraine and the European Union. They sounded the alarms and Macron scheduled an emergency lunch in Elisha. Then came the bomb: Trump's statement, where he accuses Zelensky of being a « dictator » for not allowing elections, of having a minimum approval rate and even, see, «Enter a war that could not be won». Now these three accusations are not real and can reveal two things: either Trump was misinformed, or did so to press the Ukrainian President-who did not accept the initial mineral agreement proposed by the US-and the EU. Whatever the reason, the statements are categorically false.

It is not, at all, there is absurdity no elections in war time. Several examples have already been given, especially the United Kingdom in World War II, and it seems logical that a country that fights for its survival, with much more limited resources than its opponent, does not channel them to an election. In addition, three days ago, the Ukrainian parliament approved a resolution that reinforces Zelensky's legitimacy and confirms the conduct of elections only after the survey of martial law. As for the approval rate, it is far from the 4% that Trump mentioned. A poll funded by the British Academy shows that 26.1% «Approve completely» the actions of the Ukrainian President and that 36.9% «Tend to approve». And, of course, the war responsible, and the only dictator, is Vladimir Putin. Zelensky entered the conflict not because he wanted to, but because it was the only way not to be swallowed by the Russian bear.

Then came the famous vote in the United Nations, where the US voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea. The end of the West was printed. It doesn't seem to me that it is. As Professor Carlos Gaspar explained for days in Public, «President Trump's priority (…) is to concentrate the capabilities of the United States (…) in the containment of China (…) and restore normality in relations with Russia and the People's Republic of China». However, on Monday, the Financial Times He advanced that there was an agreement between Ukraine and the US, with more detail to find out. Trump changed rhetoric, mentioning even Ukrainians law to «Continue to fight»and Zelensky is today in the American capital.

In addition to this subject, the 47th president published a video produced by AI, where it shows Gaza as a resort luxury and with golden statues of one's own, which appears to enjoy a cocktail In the pool with Benjamin Netanyahu. It would be really unthinkable that such a video was published by a US president, but it was really.

All this happened in a period of less than two weeks. With Trump, politics is no longer predictable, for good and evil, but it is certain that this second administration is based on a plan, and a team, which has a clearly defined goal, contrary to what happened between 2017 and 2021. Perhaps in the future, history will see the period 2025-2029 as concrete and not just four years of presidential daydreams.