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In the first ten months of his renewed presidency, Donald Trump has embarked on an extensive international tour, visiting 13 countries. This rapid pace of travel not only surpasses the frequency of his trips during his first term but also competes with the active international agenda of his predecessor, Joe Biden.
Trump’s global journey has seen him visiting a diverse range of nations, including Canada, Egypt, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. Such a schedule underscores his administration’s focus on international diplomacy.
Looking ahead, Trump has hinted at potential visits to Gaza and Kazakhstan, with Australia also being a possibility. Following his efforts in brokering peace, he has expressed an interest in traveling to Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as considering a future visit to Africa.
However, this relentless international itinerary is causing some unease among his most devoted supporters, who would rather see their president focusing on domestic issues rather than accumulating stamps on his passport.
Within the White House, there are murmurs of concern. A staff member confided to the Daily Mail that a considerable amount of effort has been dedicated to addressing international matters. As such, there is a growing call for Trump to shift his attention back to domestic affairs.
Critics warn that every day spent abroad risks further erosion of domestic approval, particularly on immigration, the economy and border security, where supporters expect a hands-on commander-in-chief.
New polling shows Trump’s approval rating plunging to one of its lowest points yet, with just 37 percent of Americans giving him the thumbs-up.
A CNN/SSRS poll found 68 percent of voters believe things in the country are going ‘pretty or very badly,’ while only 32 percent say the U.S. is doing ‘very or fairly well.’
Trump speaks to Princes of Wales during a State Banquet on September 17, in Windsor, England
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation CEO Kei Uruma and President Trump speak as they pose for photos after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28
With the midterms less than a year away, the red flags are unmistakable: 41 percent of Americans say a congressional vote today would serve as a protest against Trump.
Conservative firebrands Raheem Kassam and Mike Cernovich say the president must focus on kitchen-table priorities.
And Trump is taking heat from an unlikely source: former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene. Her public ‘divorce’ of Trump has become symbolic of a wider ideological rift in the GOP: ‘MAGA’ versus ‘America First.’
‘Affordability is a major issue in my district and so is health insurance,’ Greene said last week. ‘I’m America first… people really want their problems solved with their hard-earned tax dollars.’
Even Vice President JD Vance has ‘gently’ signaled his discomfort. After GOP losses in New Jersey and Virginia, Vance has emphasized that affordability must come first, a positioning many see as groundwork for 2028 without openly breaking from Trump.
‘Vance is already laying the foundation… telling the American public that he prioritizes issues that impact Americans first,’ a White House insider told Daily Mail.
Paul Dans, former chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management, is more blunt: there has been too much ‘foreign galavanting’ this term.
‘The country is at its breaking point with endless wars and endless spending,’ Dans said. ‘Messaging from the White House… is hitting a serious sour note back home.’
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30 in Busan, South Korea. Trump met Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term
Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18 in England
Republican commentators agree. Kassam argued Trump’s focus abroad ‘ruined what could have been an electorally palatable night’ in New York, New Jersey and California.
Cernovich and Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle blamed excessive attention on the Middle East and Ukraine.
‘Trump spent all year on the Middle East, his big donors loved this, the voters did not,’ Cernovich wrote on X.
Trump and his counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive at Qasr Al–Watan (Palace of the Nation) in Abu Dhabi on May 15
Trump dances as he prepares to leave after speaking to troops aboard USS George Washington in Japan
Trump greets Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during a summit on Gaza in Egypt
Trump in South Korea for the APEC meetings, following an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and a trip to Japan, where he called on Japanese Emperor Naruhito and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
A West Wing staffer says Trump has heard the warnings and is pivoting to domestic issues. On social media, he recently touted a ‘Golden Age’ of investment, saying companies have poured trillions into U.S. operations ‘creating hundreds of jobs for Americans.’
And on Monday, he hosts a ‘McDonalds Summit’ to address affordability, part of what aides insist was ‘already scheduled’ programming.
Still, Trump has downplayed domestic frustration in interviews, insisting economic complaints are exaggerated and that he has been rebuilding the ‘bad economy’ he inherited from President Joe Biden.
White House spokesman Kush Desai told Daily Mail the president has been ‘cleaning up Biden’s inflation and economic disaster’ and fulfilling a ‘resounding mandate to implement America First foreign policy,’ citing new trade deals, a NATO defense-spending pledge and the killing of narco-terrorists.
The White House says domestic travel will ramp up ahead of the midterms.
And there is context for the criticism: during Trump’s first term, he made only four international trips in 2017 – a far slower pace – and over four years visited 25 countries in total.
By comparison, Biden made 21 international trips to 28 countries during his presidency, hampered early on by the pandemic.
Trump hitting 13 countries in less than a year now underscores just how dramatically he has accelerated his foreign itinerary, and why alarm bells are ringing among his base.
‘A lot of the top brass… are always on the other side of the world,’ Dans said. ‘Why don’t you stay back and execute some of America’s agenda? There are only so many hours in a day.’
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