Shumita Basu

Tani told us that Bezos wanted to appeal to swing voters and people more sympathetic to Trump's agenda.

Defenders of Bezos might point to the fact that he essentially saved a dying paper at a really difficult moment.

On the flip side, some would say his immense wealth means he can afford to keep an unprofitable paper afloat.

As The Atlantic points out, his custom super yacht cost $500 million, double what he paid for the post.

The Post's executive editor said Bezos remained committed to the publication.

Long-standing allies of the U.S.

appear to be looking elsewhere for partnerships recently.

In January, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Beijing, and he was followed shortly after by the UK's PM Keir Starmer, making it the first time in eight years a British leader has stepped foot in China.

Carney was there to announce a deal on electric vehicles, but as Kim McRae from the Wall Street Journal told us, he was also there to deliver a message of a new relationship between the two countries.

Under previous Trump and Biden administrations, many allies operated in an effective deep freeze with China.

But as one analyst put it to McRaehl, the unpredictability of the United States this past year has made China seem more necessary.

In response to these leaders' recent visits, President Trump threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canadian goods.

And when he was asked about the U.K.

's visit, he urged both countries to pivot.

McRae told us that Trump's posture has also pushed some traditional allies to get closer to places like South America and India, as leaders tell their citizens to prepare for a new world order.

U.S.

trade with China, meanwhile, has gone in the opposite direction, and Chinese share of U.S.

imports has plummeted to levels not seen since 2010.

Trump spoke to President Xi Jinping this week and after described their relationship as extremely good.

They're scheduled to meet again in April, and some allies worry that they could be left out in the cold if Xi and Trump strike a deal during that upcoming summit.