Well, we’re not trying to be liked. We’re trying to gain our lost respect. In geopolitics there are no “friends”, only alliances. Like we had with the USSR during WWII.
Have you seen how European defence stocks are doing compared to US ones lately? American ones are crashing and European companies like Rheinmetal are up by as much as 66%.
Trump is destroying trust between the US and its allies and they are turning away from reliance on US companies towards their own and those of more reliable and stable allies.
This spiteful temper tantrum whilst trying to look alpha is not winning America respect or commercial advantage. It is causing America’s allies to close ranks against an ally that has gone stark raving mad by practically aligning itself with Vladimir Putin, who despite what some people here might think, has the exact opposite of good intentions towards the US.