WHEN ENVOYSof President Donald Trump travel the world making promises, demands and threats, do they speak for America’s national interest? Or are they travelling partisans, representing the ambitions and prejudices of the 47th president, and—to be generous—of the 77m voters who returned him to office?
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Trump’s whims are overriding the national interest”
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