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Is President Trump Replicating His Loneliness In Our Foreign Policy?

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President Trump

It's lonely at the top.

President Trump has a lot of acquaintances but not many close friends, according to those who know him best. 

The president is a lonely man.

It's evident in the wayhe isolated Americafrom its closest Western allies during this weekend's G7 Summit. It's evident in the cruelty of an immigration policy that separates children from their parents. 

Last week's CDC reportnotes loneliness as one likely factor in the rising rates of suicide. The president is not alone in his loneliness but is his isoation infecting all of us and our country?

Rebecca Solnitwritesthat she has run across men who have become so powerful that there is no one to tell them when they are cruel, or foolish, or repugnant. "If you are not wiling to hear how others feel, what others need, when you do not care, you are not willing to acknowledge others' existence. "

"That's how it's lonely at the top."

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Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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