{"id":43278,"date":"2026-04-06T23:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43278"},"modified":"2026-04-06T23:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:22:32","slug":"trump-operating-in-a-carnival-framework-that-allows-rule-breaking-in-domestic-and-foreign-policy-a-propos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43278","title":{"rendered":"Trump operating in a &#8216;carnival framework&#8217; that allows rule-breaking in domestic and foreign policy &#8211; A propos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-02936447-412c-4da0-ad2b-7be105c2a3ab=\"\" data-wrapper-video-player=\"\" data-show-hidden-video-player=\"02936447-412C-4DA0-AD2B-7BE105C2A3AB\" data-autoplay-video-link=\"\" data-youtube-script=\"\">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<br \/>\n                            <svg class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-check\">\n    <use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-check\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-check\"\/>\n  <\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<i class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-edit\"\/><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site.<\/p>\n<p>            <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"reload\">Try again<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<picture class=\"a-picture a-picture--16x9\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2f55e378-31ff-11f1-8afd-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/capture-184194779769d424de2f8c97-98490114.webp 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2f55e378-31ff-11f1-8afd-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/capture-184194779769d424de2f8c97-98490114.webp 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2f55e378-31ff-11f1-8afd-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/capture-184194779769d424de2f8c97-98490114.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>carnival<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 agences<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-04-06T21:27:24+00:00\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">06\/04\/2026 &#8211; 23:27<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                                            <svg class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-replay\">\n    <use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-replay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-replay\"\/>\n  <\/svg><br \/>\n                            10:46 min\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/a-propos\/\" class=\"t-content__program m-program\"><\/p>\n<p>From the show<\/p>\n<p>                                        <svg class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-caret-right a-svg--rotate-minus-90\">\n    <use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-caret-down\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n  <\/svg><\/p>\n<picture class=\"a-picture a-picture--original\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/614dd280-139a-11ef-8c5f-005056bfb2b6\/EN-a-propos.svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/614dd280-139a-11ef-8c5f-005056bfb2b6\/EN-a-propos.svg\" alt=\"A propos\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img  a-img--svg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                                        <svg class=\"a-svg a-svg--icon-clock\">\n    <use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-clock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/build\/images\/svg\/sprite.c98bf387c90bc4a87186b0b783f15ba0.svg#icon-clock\"\/>\n  <\/svg><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"t-content__reading-time__label\">Reading time<\/span><br \/>\n                        1 min<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                                US President Donald Trump&#8217;s mixed messaging and conflicting signals have characterised the war in Iran. For more on the US president&#8217;s increasingly bombastic rhetoric, and what&#8217;s likely to happen next, FRANCE 24&#8217;s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Lisa Gaufman, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Democratic Politics and Cultures at the University of Groningen and Author of &#8216;The Trump Carnival: Populism, Transgression and the Far Right &#8216;.                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors t-content__authors--multiple\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<picture class=\"a-picture a-picture--1x1\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.webp 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.webp 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"Trump operating in a 'carnival framework' that allows rule-breaking in domestic and foreign policy\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<picture class=\"a-picture a-picture--1x1\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.webp 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.webp 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"Trump operating in a 'carnival framework' that allows rule-breaking in domestic and foreign policy\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/a-propos\/20260406-trump-operating-in-a-carnival-framework-that-allows-rule-breaking-in-domestic-and-foreign-policy\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. 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