RANJENI MUNUSAMY: We booted Zuma out, but we're still stuck with Trump
'South Africa also existed in an abnormal situation under a president with a penchant for unpredictable, dangerous moves'
In the wake of the 2016 US presidential elections, the rallying call among those who protested against the outcome had the slogan "Don't normalise Donald Trump". While Trump and normality are contradictory, it does appear that the US has grown accustomed to the aberration of his presidency. The Trump pantomime was in high-octane mode in Washington this week. On Tuesday Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, creating great uncertainty for global security. He clearly enjoyed torpedoing one of former president Barack Obama's signature foreign policy achievements, and obviously had little concern about the implications.Like with the Paris climate agreement, which Trump also stomped on, the consequences of removing restrictions on Iran's nuclear ambitions will probably affect generations of people. Because US politics is so divisive, the narrative in the media and among the Washington power brokers is split between those who believe the deal was bad to begin with a...
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