CNN has a long, pious, pompous, doleful piece out about how President Trump has diminished America's standing in the world, by its international diplomatic editor, Nic Robertson. File under Must Be Read To Be Believed. When I last came to Washington in January days after Donald Trump's inauguration, the city was the epitome of pull power. Theresa May had dashed over from London to be the first world leader to congratulate Trump face to face. They even held hands. Now, 10 months later, despite May extending the Queen's offer of a State visit to the UK – the pomp and pageantry of which would no doubt delight Trump – he has not taken up the offer. There is a chill on the "special relationship." Indeed, the 45th President is having a significant cooling effect on most of America's international relationships. So let's get this straight here: Trump is being thrown the red carpet, he's playing hard to get, and somehow...(Read Full Post)