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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aamna Mohdin

Peace, power and profit – the logic behind Donald Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy

Donald Trump at a Gaza peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2025.
Donald Trump at a Gaza peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2025. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. There are two Donald Trumps: the candidate, and the president.

Donald Trump the candidate spent much of his campaign presenting himself as a champion of peace, arguing that his opponents had delivered a world of “death and destruction”. He vowed to restore order, promising to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine on his very first day in office.

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