...foreign aid is based on an implied bribery agreement. Everyone understands what the core term of the agreement is: “We will give you this money and you, in return, will do as we dictate. If you fail to do so, your foreign aid will be terminated.”
For many among the elite, [a second Trump term] scenario must be avoided at all costs... and the quickest way to get the general public to turn on any president is for the economy to crumble...
“These gates will open and these Isis members who have started to be sent to you will continue to be sent. Then you can take care of your own problem” — Erdogan