Australian journalist Chris Uhlmann’s brutal dismissal of US
President Donald Trump as having “pressed fast forward on the decline of
the United States as a global leader” has attracted tens of thousands
of hits worldwide.
In a scathing piece-to-camera, the ABC’s political editor said Mr Trump struck an “uneasy, lonely, awkward” figure at the G20 global summit, where he showed “no desire and no capacity” to lead the world.
The US President merely “craves power as it burnishes his celebrity”, Mr Uhlmann said.
In his observations from Germany, the Australian journalist said there was the “strong sense” that some world leaders were “trying to find the best way to work around” Mr Trump.
“He managed to isolate his nation, to confuse and alienate his allies and to diminish America – he will cede that power to China and Russia.
“Some will cheer the decline of America. But I think we’ll miss it when it’s gone.
“And that’s the biggest threat to the values of the West which he claims to hold so dear.”
Read more: Aussie journalist Chris Uhlmann's brutal take on Trump goes viral
In a scathing piece-to-camera, the ABC’s political editor said Mr Trump struck an “uneasy, lonely, awkward” figure at the G20 global summit, where he showed “no desire and no capacity” to lead the world.
The US President merely “craves power as it burnishes his celebrity”, Mr Uhlmann said.
In his observations from Germany, the Australian journalist said there was the “strong sense” that some world leaders were “trying to find the best way to work around” Mr Trump.
“He managed to isolate his nation, to confuse and alienate his allies and to diminish America – he will cede that power to China and Russia.
“Some will cheer the decline of America. But I think we’ll miss it when it’s gone.
“And that’s the biggest threat to the values of the West which he claims to hold so dear.”
Read more: Aussie journalist Chris Uhlmann's brutal take on Trump goes viral
