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Trump Shifts Diplomacy to Authoritarian Deals, Targets Deportations

4/4/2026

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According to a New York Times report, U.S. President Donald Trump is shifting diplomacy toward deal-making with authoritarian leaders.
U.S. diplomats negotiate concessions, including financial support for foreign security forces and visa-policy changes.
The strategy makes mass deportation a policy aim, with plans to deport migrants to the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and deals with Cameroon and Rwanda.

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According to a New York Times report, U.S. President Donald Trump is shifting diplomacy toward deal-making with authoritarian leaders.
U.S. diplomats negotiate concessions, including financial support for foreign security forces and visa-policy changes.
The strategy makes mass deportation a policy aim, with plans to deport migrants to the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and deals with Cameroon and Rwanda.