Afrasianet - Author: Simon Tisdale - The president's popularity is declining sharply, and most Americans view him as an anomaly. Now, it is up to them to rein in his authoritarian rule.
The British newspaper "The Guardian" publishes an article about the American people's call for a new revolution that would topple US President Donald Trump.
The text portrays Trump as a reckless, irrational, and diplomatic tycoon president, arguing that his behavior not only threatens U.S. adversaries, but also undermines its interests and core values.
The following is the text of the article:
Donald Trump is a monster, and even a fool, as evidenced by his vulgar slander about British soldiers who served in Afghanistan. His attempt to seize the territory of Denmark, his loyal ally, his unconventional and utterly ignorant rhetoric at Davos last week, and his arrogant mockery of the leaders of the United Kingdom and the European Union have all proved conclusively how dangerous the 47th president of the United States is, which cannot be appeased or described.
After Davos, the conversation revolves around what the United Kingdom, the European Union, and NATO should do in the future to resist and rein in Trump, and how to counter his attempts to undermine the rules-based world order. But a balance must be struck. Leaving aside his policies and positions, the familiar if unwelcome postwar world of great power competition and their actual spheres of influence remains largely the same. Continuity outweighs interruptions. It is also clear that this crisis is ultimately not Europe's prerogative.
Trump alone is the main and pressing problem. Trump is an American-made monster. Americans have a responsibility to dismantle him and fix things, which they will inevitably do sooner or later.
The ongoing Greenland crisis is the latest example – after Venezuela, Gaza, and Iran – of Trump's neo-imperialist excesses. If he really wanted to strengthen Arctic security, he would only have to ask for it. Denmark is obligated by treaty to accept more of the larger U.S. bases. NATO allies and the European Union are eager to help. But what this American monster really wants is to devour the entire territory and its resources, regardless of the wishes of the Greenlanders.
Trump's shameful and grumbling performance in Davos revealed a man whose ego knows no bounds, and whose unbridled ambition to dominate the world is spiraling out of control. This is not an exaggeration. How can we understand the new "Peace Council" he has created – a billion-dollar club for dictators, which he chairs for life, and which is clearly aimed at displacing the United Nations?
Trump's repressive tactics, including the usual threats of tariffs, have sparked panic among European leaders. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has reacted exemplary, warning: "The transformation of the international order is not only seismic, it is permanent." The public unanimously, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed his pessimism, is unanimous that the world has changed forever for the worse, and that the only rule left is "power wins."
This exaggerated pessimism, which portends the end of the world, lacks a comprehensive vision. Historically, the UN-led rule-based system has been an inevitable option for the great powers of the time. The illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 is a good example. What has made the system successful, for the most part, is the rational pursuit of national interests. Today, the fundamental difference is that Trump is acting irrationally, jeopardizing U.S. interests and values, and the interests and values of its allies.
Most Americans now seem to share Europe's view of Trump as a serious embarrassment. On almost every issue, domestic or foreign, dissatisfaction with him has reached record levels. In Davos, Trump repeated the lie of his landslide victory in the 2024 election. In fact, he won by a narrow margin of just 1.5% of the popular vote. Of the 174 million registered voters, about 97 million voted for another candidate or did not vote at all. Today, the majority opposing Trump is much larger.
November's midterm elections could limit his power, though they seem far-fetched. Trump's mismanagement of the economy, particularly his trade wars, is fueling a crisis of "affordability" that he denies. His violent paramilitary attacks on immigrants in American cities produce scenes reminiscent of the 2024 film "Civil War." Trump is daily trampling on the U.S. Constitution, the separation of powers, representative democracy, and civil liberties.
Americans didn't vote for this. Neither did U.S. allies like Britain. Despite its polite and patient diplomacy and personal hospitality toward Trump, Keir Starmer's government has been repeatedly betrayed or undermined on Ukraine, regulating big tech companies, trade, climate policy, aid to Gaza, Palestinian statehood, and now Britain's record in Afghanistan.
It's easy to see why Western politicians are worried. Greenland's situation remains unstable. Trump and NATO are on the verge of collapse. The struggle for a just peace in Ukraine is in danger of being lost. Trump's "historic" plan for peace in the Middle East grossly ignores the central issue: the independence of Palestine. His personal disdain for sovereign borders, the UN Charter, and international law emboldens autocrats everywhere.
Last week's shocks may have been a turning point. It is widely agreed that Europe must do more to defend and strengthen its security and values, as an influential geopolitical actor. Anti-Trump rhetoric has intensified publicly. Appeasement politics has receded, as anger and trauma have become a challenge. Europe has fiercely resisted what it called "coercion." One diplomat called it a "watershed moment." But there are limits to what it can do.
The hope lies in the fact that most Americans agree that Trump is wrong, if not an obnoxious aberration. Polls suggest that most of them remain strongly pro-Europe and NATO. Most of them undoubtedly recognize that this destructive farce in the White House cannot continue unchecked.
For the sake of their friends, for the sake of the world order, and for their own sanity, the silent majority of Americans must now act quickly, determined, and united—if necessary, with unprecedented constitutional flexibility—to rein in their authoritarian rule before things get worse.
Citizens of the Republic! Impeach Trump. Rise up, rebel, and overthrow him just as George III was overthrown 250 years ago. Do whatever it takes to peacefully rid the world of this arrogant, foolish usurper, and depose this ambitious king.. But do it quickly. Stop his weapons. Silence him. Imprison him. Cast out this monster.
Since 1945, Americans have played the role of standard-bearers of global freedom. Now they must free themselves. The United States in 2026 needs a second revolution. To escape the nightmare, to save democracy, to rebuild the city on the hill, the tyrant must fall.
• Source: The Guardian
