New York Times: “In the nearly four years since he left the White House, Mr. Trump has acted as something of a shadow president on international affairs operating out of what he used to call the Winter White House at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.”
“Even before he kicked off a comeback bid to reclaim his old office, foreign governments realized that Mr.
Trump was still a force in American politics and that they needed to take him into account in their dealings with the United States.”“Now that he is the Republican nominee for president in next month’s election, foreign leaders have been playing up to Mr. Trump even more.”