ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump has pivoted from his “America First” philosophy in recent weeks with his pursuit of trillions in foreign investment dollars and his prolonged efforts to end two foreign wars, as congressional Democrats raise new concerns.
Trump has been using the powers of his office to conduct foreign policy mostly without much input from the legislative branch. But he could soon find that walking a lavender carpet in Saudi Arabia and being feted in a trio of Gulf Arab countries before returning home for an Oval Office confrontation with South Africa’s president was the easy part.
Trump and his team now face crucial phases in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, which he has not found a way to end despite bold campaign talk. Candidate Trump routinely predicted that, if elected, he could end both wars in a matter of hours and after a few phone calls.
