Anyone who examines Trump's last time in office can see that he didn't do what he said he would, just like every other candidate. We ought to have learned from four years of "no one home" that the post is a cardboard figure upon which the opinions of the world are pinned while actual policy comes from elsewhere--deep state--if you will. It is likely that a certain poster figure is chosen to be the desired "flavor" to be projected mostly to appease general sentiment. Certainly, Russian leadership essentially ignores this & goes on about its plans. This is especially true now that confidence has been gained since breaking (being forced from) from the west.