now because they see american leadership vanishing before their eyes. america just seems to be fundamentally withdrawing. you know, this is at a moment where we live in a multipolar world where frankly it's easy to accept an offer from china or from russia to be your pal if the united states isn't on the playing field. >> joining us now, david rothkopf, ceo and editor of foreign policy magazine and the author of the peace. i need to say the title one more time. piece entitled the soul sucking attention eating black hole of the trump presidency. david, you have the floor. what is that doing to both the news media's attention and to our relations around the world? >> i think donald trump's narcissism has fed our own