Rhetorical Precis
Paul Krugman in his column, Donald the Menace, accuses Donald Trump of sabotaging the relationships between the US and our allies but not on purpose but through pure ignorance. Krugman supports his accusation by first listing the current relationships President Trumps has already begun such as Australia and Mexico. He then continues in detail to describe the casualties of Trump’s pompous attitude by depicting what went wrong in the exchanges between Trump and our allies. Lastly, the author attempts to explain Trump’s irrational behavior as a temper tantrum of a man out of his depths. Krugman’s purpose was to prove how Trump being under qualified could ruin America’s relationship with other countries. The author writes in an alarmed but humorous tone for the future possibilities awaiting America. This work is significant because could actually be headed towards disaster.