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Trump's 'politically toxic' brand causing global allies to cut him loose: analyst

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President Donald Trump's relationship with multiple world leaders has soured, and even some of his longtime allies have snubbed him, according to an analyst. James Ball, political editor at The New World, described in an analysis for The i Paper on Monday just how much Trump's standing has faded among global powers. He pointed to Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro , who was nominated for president in what "should have been a proud moment for Trump." "For years, the Bolsonaros have courted the Trump family – and yet, just as you’d have thought they would want the political support of the U.S. President in their corner, they seem to have dropped him entirely," Ball wrote. "There is, of course, one obvious solution to the mystery: Trump is simply so politically toxic across the world these days that even his closest international allies are having to distance themselves from him," Ball explained. In his address, Bolsonaro shared a video message from Prim

First report: Trump is now so toxic even close allies are shunning him for political gain — inews.co.uk, 15d