From “500% tariffs against China” and “Tomahawks for Ukraine” to “a comprehensive trade deal” and “imminent peace with Russia,” a day is a long time in Trumpian politics.

Besides driving us all mad with endlessly contradictory Truth Social posts, can we figure out what the American president really wants to achieve on the world stage?

In the end, it boils down to maximizing economic advantage for Americans, while minimizing death and destruction for everyone else. Worthy of the title “peacemaker”? Perhaps, but it’s a messy business.

Also on this NewsReal: is he serious about going to war against Venezuela? Probably not. And is he serious about not letting Israel “annex” the West Bank? Probably.

But ask us again next week!

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