Financial Times columnist Edward Luce has written a brutal assessment of President Donald Trump's White House cabinet, which he describes as "almost all white, all male, and mostly unqualified."
In his latest piece, Luce marvels at the way American society has seemingly decided to commit "suicide" by giving Trump another chance despite the fact that he was voted out of office in 2020 and then launched a failed attempt to illegally remain in power that culminated in deadly riots at the United States Capitol building.
"Whether in China or Canada, or indeed the U.S., human observers are in disbelief," he observes. "The speed of America’s turn on itself is historic."
Luce then goes on to document the atrocities committed by Trump and his allies that he says are completely sabotaging the powers of a once-mighty empire.
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"Donald Trump was sworn in 10 weeks ago," he wrote. "He inherited an economy with stable inflation and dropping interest rates but with growth still projected to outstrip any big competitor this year. With each fresh Trump salvo on the global economy, U.S. growth forecasts are cut. Assuming he will supply more fuel for downward revisions — most likely with his “liberation day” of reciprocal tariffs on the rest of the world — America seems bound for recession this year."
Even worse than a recession, in Luce's estimate, is the moral damage that America is inflicting upon itself as a nation that once took pride in being the "leader of the free world."
"Should there be any doubt that the U.S. has embraced brutalism, witness last month’s extradition of the Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan, from Romania, where they are now back awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking and sexual exploitation," Luce writes in his conclusion.
"As others are intimidated into self-deporting, the brothers were given the red carpet. Such portents are graver than any self-inflicted recession."
