‘If this continues…’: Ex envoy says Trump’s insults to their ‘most loyal allies’ is not helping the US

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If US President Donald Trump continues to antagonise Washington’s allies then they will have no friends left in the world, said former US Ambassador to Russia and Political Science professor, Michael McFaul. This comes after Trump lashed out at NATO and said the alliance would never have been there for the US if they really needed them. McFaul pointed out that NATO indeed was there for Washington – when 9/11 attacks happened. All NATO allies rallied behind the US and took on its adversaries as their own. “NATO was there for us when we needed them! After we were attacked…