US President Theodore Roosevelt often said in foreign policy matters «speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far», a doctrine that came to be called «big stick» policy. President Donald Trump, on any political issue, including foreign policy, always starts by speaking loudly. The case of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he promised to achieve peace in the first 24 hours, is a good example.
In late March, after Putin launched a massive drone and missile strike on Kiev, Donald Trump complained on his private social network Truth Social: «Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP!». Vladimir’s response a month later suggesting that Trump was suffering from «emotional overload» would have embarrassed the POTUS if the POTUS had any shame. It’s an example of what could be called «small stick policy», something that we can compare with the same policy of Barack Obama who, even though he had a small stick, did not speak so loudly.
Another recent example of MAGAlomaniacal hubris, extraordinary even for a creature like Donald Trump, was his commencement speech at West Point where he said «And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term.»
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