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The first line seems right out of Putin’s playbook, laying the foundation that the United States was somehow cheated and may have no choice but to take land and resources away from a foreign nation.

Monument proponents fear Burgum’s order is part of the enactment of Project 2025, a controversial policy playbook written by conservatives as a guide for the Trump administration.

But for Trump, it seems, the old playbook wasn't working – and he was willing to risk appearing hypocritical, of bypassing America's Israeli allies, and of sitting down with designated "terrorists" to advance his dealmaking goals.

This is a playbook that many leaders around the world now see as more productive than outright plain speaking or criticism of Trump.

There is already a strong if scattered playbook available to lawmakers.