The change in United States President Donald Trump I am seeing after his trips to Europe are profound, Trump is viewing how Ukrainian President Zelensky is treated as a hero by European leaders.

Trump is a populist, the former reality television host seeks adoration and clearly sees his is being treated with disdain. Trump craves the limelight, Trump craves attention, and Trump craves popularity. After his failed White House meeting with Zelensky, Trump knows his missteps earned him ridicule and disdain by the international community. Trump knows he was the laughing stock of the world, only hard core MAGA voters supported him.

It is interesting to watch, during international conferences the President of the United States should be held in high esteem. Instead, Trump is treated with indifference by European politicians and mimicked by European royalty. This will not bode well for Trump’s fragile ego, he knows he is treated as a dope whilst Zelensky is treated as a hero. I suggest Trump will seek to establish a degree of popularity and begin to shun Putin and support Ukraine.