And yet no one appeared to be willing to call a halt to it all, terrified of offending the new emperor. As Carney put it, “We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. But the greengrocer – Carney and, he suggests, his unnamed fellow leaders – can, should and does take down the sign. He immediately rescinded his invitation to Carney to join his Board for Peace, accusing the latter of “ingratitude”. No room, however, for honest greengrocers on this Trump committee of autocrats, though Carney will not be disappointed.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2026 15:10 UTC