President Donald Trump has boasted about bringing a more transactional approach to his relationship with world leaders. Just over a week into his second term, many have shown they¡¯re eager to make the deals he treasures.
Saudi Arabia offered to invest more than $600 billion in the next four years while European governments will look to purchase more U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas. Vietnam¡¯s leader suggested his country might buy more Boeing planes. India raised the possibility of importing more oil.
The rush to curry Trump¡¯s favor makes clear just how much global leaders learned their lesson from his first term, when the quickest way to the president¡¯s heart was to offer investment and other deals. Very early in his second term, they¡¯re doubling down on that strategy.
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