Adam Tooze

They have this thing called the anti-coercion instrument, which was of course devised for China and

Russia, because the Europeans were worried about rare earth type moves or gas cutoffs from the Russians.

And Ursula von der Leyen, I think, no, it was Macron that said it today.

Like if we use that instrument against America, the world is topsy-turvy.

within the Trump administration that is closely affiliated with the AFD and Orban and so on.

But I would associate them more with the Millers and the Vance's

in the administration.

I think there's a Rubio-Neo-Conwen, which is probably having a pretty hard time with all of this, because they're a more conventional, NATO-orientated, Atlanticist kind of side.

And then I think the president is sui generis, and I totally agree with you, John.

What really struck me is some line about how America's been trying to get this deal done for 150 years, president after president has wanted to buy this real estate, and

I want it and I want my name on it and that is the key.

I think it's these differences within the Trump coalition.

We're seeing it here at Davos.

They did an event for the cheering shroud under the headline, the world's first selfie was Jesus.

This is good.

In America's Pavilion, which is celebrating 250 years of the United States, they got Gillian Tett, the anthropologist, ex-editor of the FT, to preside over an American-hosted event on the Turing Shroud.

There's that element.

And then there's Donald Trump really wanting to, because I also feel Donald Trump loves, he kind of likes, he likes Scotland.

He loves the glitz of Paris.

He can tell.