Pundits have been parsing whether Trump knew what was involved in the Chin-Taiwan-USA when he participated in the phone call from the Taiwan president. Then the pundits sited the calls to the leaders of Pakistan and the Philippines. It has been reported that Trump is not taking the daily intelligence briefings that are offered nor has he consulted with the department of State. Meanwhile, Kelly Ann Conway states that Trump is getting the necessary advice about international diplomacy.
None of the above matters. What is very clear is that Trump does what he feels like with disregard for the ramifications.
He said in the campaign that he wanted to my unpredictable. He is doing just that.
My conclusion is that he is doing what any child, especially any spoiled child does - test. Trump just does stuff, seemingly saying, let's see what happens. With the Taiwan call, when there is a "kerfluffle", he tweets that the Taiwan president called him. This is a typical child's response to a fuss - he started it!
I don't think Trump cares about the details of history and diplomacy. He just throws it out there and waits to see what will happen. Utterly terrifying in a President.
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