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Zelensky arrives at White House for meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House for a crucial meeting with President Donald Trump at which they are expected to announce a deal sharing rights to his country’s rare earth minerals and other natural resources.

Emperor Trump

As befits a monarch, Trump makes outrageous statements, and makes equally outrageous demands from leaders who come to pay homage to him. Later on, as is the wont of kings, Trump mellows down a bit, and allows himself to be persuaded to agree to somewhat more rational solutions.

Strong leaders, weak people

With the world dominated by the great man theory of politics‘ and 'I alone can fix' category of leaders, politics today has become a ribald vaudeville, full of scandal and pantomime. They act like nimble showmen/women, playing acrobat, Rambo, entrepreneur, messiah, often all at the same time. Their best form of attack is political theatre. Populist leaders win big in elections but the victors continue to behave like victims.