Trump’s Asia Tour: Real Deal-Making or Photo Op in Kuala Lumpur?

President Donald Trump’s visit to Kuala Lumpur to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit is being pitched as a breakthrough moment in international dealmaking. With promises to finalize a trade agreement with Malaysia and oversee the signing of a ceasefire between long-feuding neighbors Cambodia and Thailand, Trump seeks to burnish his image as a dealmaker on the global stage. Yet beneath the surface of these announced accords lies a familiar question for American patriots demanding results: Are these actions truly advancing U.S. national interests, or are they another exercise in photo-op diplomacy that glosses over deeper challenges?...