Susan Rice

And the great powers ran rampant in their spheres.

Now, we are a global superpower, or at least we were until a year ago.

Meaning that we weren't just playing in one little sphere, regional sphere, which, as Trump defines, is essentially the Americas, including Greenland and Canada.

That's what he wants us to be predominant in and let China have its way in Asia and let Russia have its way in Europe as long as it doesn't affect my ability to do what I want to do in my sphere.

That's a very 19th century concept.

But add to it a different 19th century concept of robber baron style wealth accumulation.

So it is also taking kleptocracy to a whole new level.

But again, I can rape and pillage in my own sphere and the other great powers can do what they want in theirs and I get mine.

And it's mine for me and mine for my family and mine for my cronies.

So that's what I think this is about internationally.

He is not interested in what is...

serving the U.S.

national security interest or the U.S.

national economic interest, for that matter, at the end of the day.

He's interested in what deals he can cut and what power he can amass in his sphere.

Well, China can't believe its luck.

You know, it goes to, you know, the global fora, whether it's Davos or, you know, the United Nations.

And, you know, all of a sudden it is able to portray itself as the upholder of the rules-based international order, which is a joke, but it, you know, at least they're not physically trying to acquire

You know, other countries, sovereign states around the world with the, you know, except Taiwan.

Yeah.