On The Apprentice, Trump knew how to create an emotional moment. If a contestant told a personal story about their connection to a charity or cause, Trump would be “moved” by their situation to make a personal donation – the kind of thing which is the staple of reality television.
It is a stellar turnaround from a president who had previously campaigned on sending no more money or weaponry to Ukraine, and who seemed set to give Russia everything it wanted.
Bizarrely, the assembled audience laughs, as if he’s just delivered a one-liner in a sitcom – as if the bombing of vulnerable civilians is somehow funny. But that was the way Trump set up and delivered the anecdote, as if it was a laugh line. It is not the way someone who was devastated at the loss of life would tell the story.
He is not an empathetic man. He just knows how to play one on television. I doubt Trump is sincerely moved by the plight of Ukrainians. The question is whether it actually matters if he isn’t. The order to sell weapons to Ukraine once again is real – the diplomatic efforts of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte have paid off.
What might have changed Trump’s mind, then, if it wasn’t empathy? The answer might also lie in his televisual past. Trump might be a deeply divisive man, but he also appears to genuinely crave popularity – part of his relentless fury with the media is that they portray him in a bad light.
At first, Russia had some success making this look like it was Ukraine’s fault, for rejecting deals, but Zelenskyy and Europe succeeded in changing that narrative. Trump was ready to see Ukraine as the villain, not least because he associated it with his political enemies and his first impeachment scandal. But when Trump couldn’t get a peace deal, there was scope to change the narrative.
There is every chance Trump is insincere in his concern for Ukraine. But if he thinks faking it is good for him, the final results may be no different than if it were real. The risk, though, remains – if there’s anything reality TV loves more than an emotional human moment, it’s a plot twist. Trump may yet have a few in those in store when it comes to his stance on Russia and Ukraine.
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