Tuesday’s eagerly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and the newly re-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney became an unpleasant reminder of the loss of international goodwill effected by the president’s imperialist grandstanding.

Beset with worsening approval ratings, Donald Trump and his sycophantic cabinet show no signs of backing down from their authoritarian vision for America.

Following concerns that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had either died or disappeared while being held at El Salvador’s brutal CECOT maximum-security prison, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen thankfully confirmed his well-being on April 17.