The article analyzes the challenges posed by Donald Trump's unpredictable and often outlandish rhetoric for Australian political leaders. It highlights the differing approaches taken by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in responding to Trump's controversial statements, particularly regarding the Middle East.
Donald Trump is a deeply unserious person by all usual measures. His words don’t align with his actions and his words are frequently bonkers. So much about him is ridiculous, from his hair to the strangely distant relationship he appears to have with his wife, who is often seen avoiding his touch.
But Trump’s plan for Gaza, just like his tariff wars, is deliberately ambiguous and abortive and almost certainly will never happen, at least not in the way he says it will.Reminding oneself of Trump’s bluster, and his apparent belief that making threats is a good way to begin a negotiation, is a valid coping mechanism, a way of self-soothing as we ride out the news cycle.
On Wednesday Albanese tried, unsuccessfully, to keep focus on an announcement of public hospital funding. But how could that ever compete with a presidential announcement of the Marie Kondo-style de-cluttering of one of the world’s bloodiest patches of land?Dutton, who is constantly flattering Trump through imitation had more freedom to respond to Trump’s Gaza plan.
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