Yes .. you are right .. but look at the results ..

Trump got ten percent across the board ..that are good enough to fund the tax cuts ( including those on tips and Social security) .. he claims to have seventy countries for bilateral talks .. I would give him 35 :-) .. and he has China in the corner with 125 percent .. let say effectively half cuz Apple and Tesla would obviously get a pass ..

And markets are back ..roaring

What is lost is the idea that reputation is under question ... Well , in international relations , no one gives a flip .. it is all transactional .. politics is never an assumption!