The tycoon signed more than 70 orders, most of which have been widely publicized, in a show of power peppered with aggressive, off-the-cuff statements, all of which provoke lawsuits and retaliation

By Roberto Morejón

  From irritation to unease, from alarm to angry reactions, from confusion to bewilderment. That's how the world is reacting to the inflammatory first month of Donald Trump's second presidential term.

 Trump and his collaborators have tried to impose their bargaining cards under the banner of "America first," referring to the United States, with the risky notion that they will achieve their protectionist and extra-territorial interests through fear and intimidation.

 The tycoon signed more than 70 orders, most of which have been widely publicized, in a show of power peppered with aggressive, off-the-cuff statements, all of which provoke lawsuits and retaliation.

 With his narrative of turning Canada into the 51st state and the designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorists, the White House tenant drew strong reactions from the governments concerned.

  As for his southern neighbor, he shook its foundations by renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

 The Republican also defied judges by not unfreezing US foreign aid, as he was legally ordered to do after blocking it.

It has also turned its back on the rule of law by exposing massive deportations of undocumented immigrants, many of whom are subjected to raids.

 More than 37,000 people have been sent abroad, while the U.S. government has turned a deaf ear to complaints about the detention of migrants without criminal records.

 Although he managed to get Panama to withdraw from a trade agreement with China, dealing with Latin America has not been easy, as evidenced by the controversy with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who opposes the conditions under which migrants are being transferred.

 On the other side of the world, Jordan and Egypt, along with other Arab countries, rejected Trump's hallucinatory plan to occupy Gaza under the pretext of rebuilding it and demanded the expulsion of the Palestinians.

South Africa did not allow itself to be pressured and the United States reduced the size of the delegation it sent to a meeting of the Group of 20 in Pretoria.

In the Old Continent, Washington's disciplined allies today are disturbed by the support of the ultra-right, the threats of tariffs and the fact that they were not invited to a meeting with Russia to discuss the war in Ukraine.

As can be seen, the United States is expanding its interference, which is why Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva accused Trump of wanting to become emperor of the world.

 The alluded to signed a post on his own social network with a provocative phrase: "Long live the king!