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Why has Donald Trump suddenly become so withdrawn?

2026-06-03 15:09:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA DAVID A. GRAHAM

For the first time in his life, Donald Trump would like to receive less attention.

"Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good deal for the United States and those who are with us," the president wrote this morning at 1:02 a.m.

"But don't the crazy Democrats and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans understand that it's MUCH harder for me to do my job properly and negotiate when politicians keep 'tweeting' negatively, at levels never seen before, constantly, that I should move faster, or slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever."

The first part of the post is wrong. Weeks of stalled negotiations show that the Iranian regime is in no hurry to reach a deal — and this morning Tehran said it was pulling out of the talks and would completely block the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon against Hezbollah, an Iranian ally.

The United States, Iran, and Israel carried out attacks today.

Trump's impotence and distortions about the war are not new, but the second part of the post is more significant for his style of governance. The president brings a strange combination of authoritarianism and over-sensitivity to the job.

On the one hand, he wants to start, wage, and end wars without having to answer to Congress or the American people for them.

On the other hand, he is easily distracted and upset by criticism.

The president's agitation for Republican reactions is strange. As I wrote last week, the recent primaries show that Trump's firm grip on the Republican Party appears to be strengthening, even as the American public increasingly turns against him.

(One caveat is that his victories over Republican lawmakers create a group of lawmakers who are not beholden to him and may seek revenge.)

However, he seems very reactive to comments within the GOP.

Last weekend he appeared to back away from a potential deal with Iran after criticism from hardline allies, including Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Now he is again worrying about public criticism.

Members of Congress will always criticize a war that is going badly, but Trump might have secured stronger support from loyal Republicans (and to some extent the public) if he had sought congressional authorization or explained the reasons for the war to the American public. He didn’t, because it was easier not to worry, but the opposition now stands as a reminder of how checks and balances can be a political boon to a president, not just a constraint.

The opposition has not yet translated into concrete action — Republican leaders in Congress have so far waived their right to get involved — but Trump is nonetheless unhappy that lawmakers are exercising their right to free speech.

Trump wants them to shut up and go away. “Just sit back and relax, everything will work out in the end — it always does!” he wrote in the same post. The past few days have given ample reason to doubt that.

The Trump administration took over planning for the country’s 250th anniversary, put unsuitable people in top roles, and the result — as my colleague David Frum wrote yesterday — was a failure. The concert lineup turned out to be a mix of outmoded and recycled artists, and even they pulled out, prompting Trump to say this weekend that he might cancel it altogether and replace it with a political rally. ( The Atlantic )


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