Trump's antagonism risks pushing U.S. allies closer to China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : What's different is Trump wanted to do this with military flights.
53% : "So this type of Frank Sinatra doctrine -- my way or the highway -- is going to throw a lot of these countries deeper into the embrace of China.
48% : Separately, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on another U.S. ally and neighbor, Mexico, and ordered a 10% tariff on imports from America's fiercest global rival, China.
43% : So far, Trump has insulted Canada, played hardball with Denmark over the future of Greenland, cowed Colombia into repatriating undocumented immigrants on his terms and threatened to wrest from Panama the eponymous canal that is a source of great national pride.
41% : After he slapped Canada with a 25% tariff, Trump wrote Sunday that it is propped up by U.S. subsidies to an extent that it can't stand on its own.
41% : But after Trump threatened to take the canal, Panama changed course and agreed to meet with the Chinese, the person said.
27% : In taking a hard-line stance, Trump may have been trying to signal other countries in addition to Colombia that he won't brook any dissent: Leaders must take back their compatriots living in the United States illegally.
25% : " Taking a tough stance with smaller, largely pro-American countries may seem a low-risk proposition for Trump.
22% : On Jan. 26, a couple of hours after Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs, a travel ban and other sanctions unless it accepted compatriots who'd been deported from the United States, China's ambassador to Colombia posted a message of his own.

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