What's your expectation of foreign leaders who Trump tried to manipulate/extort?

[True Dough]

Do you think they all should have reported Trump's actions/words immediately to the FBI or the United Nations or some other reputable body? Was the onus on them to flag that conduct? Can they be forgiven for thinking that they just have to put up with the so-called "leader of the free world" and longtime grifter as this is consequently the new "normal" in foreign relations with the U.S.?

Will your respect for foreign heads of state plummet if/when we find out they too were leaned on by Trump for this favor or that in return for something else and they remained quiet?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Some of them, most notably Zelensky, probably thought they were in a position

where they couldn't afford to complain or resist Trump's extortion. "Nice little country ya got there; be a shame if anything happened to it."

[Mike 03]

2. There's safety in numbers: They should all come out right now.

The logjam seems to have broken. But we need more, much more. UK, Australia, Italy... Their intel people have probably been waiting for the right moment, and the CIA and FBI are expecting them, because intel agencies don't screw each other.

[Hekate]

3. Their first duty is to their own countries. Period. ...

Who the hell in the US are they supposed to “report “ to ? What they have to do is work on a strategy to protect their countries against a despotic madman.

[alittlelark]

4. I assume reactions are related to POWER

those with low power are gonna be smart to grovel.

[LisaM]

5. They probably have talked to each other, but they probably don't want to interfere in US politics.

God, Trump is a force for chaos.

[htuttle]

6. I'm wondering what he offered them in return