As it pertains to US sovereignty, Adam is technically right in challenging that word. However, as is common with most internet debates, he fails to understand Malabar's larger point, which is that Trump is the first President in a long time that is focused on advancing the US's own interests over other nations. 

If one is aware of the US foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union, one would know that the US (believe it or not), has been taking it on the chin to boost the prosperity of other nations believing that wealth would create democracy and affection for the US (thus promoting peace in the world). Unfortunately, these policies have not yet achieved the desired outcome. Trump has pretty much trashed the old policies in favor of a view called principled realism, which is a more academic way of saying America First, and it's much closer to the way the US handled foreign relations prior to WWII. If I had to guess, this what creates such hostility from the establishment. They don't want to deviate from their foreign policy of integration, but Trump doesn't care. Since this administration has "freed" itself from being the World's police, the US doesn't have to hamstring itself in global interactions. I can understand why leftists may think this is ruining international relationships, but I think their fear is overblown.

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