This. An (aspiring) dictator doesn’t care so much about the interests of the country as much as about concentrating power. For every crisis that affects the elites, they will recalculate their risks and seek protection wherever they can find it. And it often is close to the dictator that caused the crisis.
No, he has no idea what’s going on.
He’s willing to sacrifice the US economy over a perceived slight against his property though.
This. An (aspiring) dictator doesn’t care so much about the interests of the country as much as about concentrating power. For every crisis that affects the elites, they will recalculate their risks and seek protection wherever they can find it. And it often is close to the dictator that caused the crisis.