Former Pentagon Official Has Flagged Donald Trump’s Incompetent Diplomatic Policies.

Dec 2025 : Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India is seen as US President Trump’s “gross incompetence” by the majority of the US people, who dislike Trump, which he claimed is around 65% according to recent polls.

Michael Rubin has said,

“It is being perceived in two different ways. If you’re Donald Trump, it’s being perceived through the lens of ‘I told you so’ that this embrace of India towards Russia is affirming what Donald Trump

wants his spin to be. Because Donald Trump isn’t going to admit that he is the one at fault.

If you’re the 65 % of Americans who dislike Donald Trump, according to the recent polls,

then what we are seeing now is the result of Donald Trump’s gross incompetence“.

Michael Rubin further said that the US is being “hypocritical” by “lecturing” India on its purchase of discounted oil from Russia, as Washington itself is involved in trade with Moscow, and justified New Delhi’s position to prioritise its needs.

Michael Rubin’s harsh criticism of the US came when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comment during his New Delhi visit that Moscow is “ready to continue uninterrupted shipments of fuel for the growing Indian economy“. The Former Pentagon official noted that India is soon to become the world’s third-largest economy and has its own energy needs, criticising the US’s imposition of an additional 50% tariff on Indian imports in August due to its purchase of Russian oil, which Washington claims fuels Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine.

Speaking with Media Journalists, Michael Rubin said,

“What Americans don’t understand is that Indians elected Prime Minister Modi to represent Indian interests. India is the most populous country. It’s soon going to become the World’s third-largest economy, and for that, it needs energy. The US is being hypocritical because we purchase

from Russia. We purchase goods and materials for which we don’t have alternative markets.

We are being hypocritical when we alternative markets.

We are being hypocritical when we lecture India“.

He has further added,

“At the same time, if we do not want India to purchase Russian fuel, what are we going to do to provide fuel to India at a cheaper price and in the quantities, India needs?

If we don’t have an answer for that, our best approach is simply to shut up

because India needs to take care of Indian security first”.

Russian President, during his two-day visit, declared that Moscow will remain a steady, uninterrupted supplier for the country’s fast-growing economy. “Russia is a reliable supply of oil, gas, coal and everything that is required for the development of India’s energy. We are ready to continue uninterrupted shipments of fuel for the fast-growing Indian economy“, Putin said, while addressing joint press address with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

He further stated that US citizens are “flabbergasted” over Trump’s actions that have reversed US-India ties, questioning whether it was “Pakistan’s flattery or bribery“. He said,

“A lot of us are still flabbergasted at how Donald Trump has reversed US-India ties. Many people question what motivates Donald Trump. Perhaps it was the flattery of the Pakistanis.

More likely, it was bribery on the part of the Pakistanis or their backers in

Turkey and Qatar towards Donald Trump…This is one disastrous bribe that is

going to saddle America with a strategic deficit for decades to come“.

The Former Pentagon official going further some steps forward while lambasting the Trump led US Administration has stated that,

“There is no strategic logic for the United States embracing Pakistan. It should not be a major non-NATO ally. It should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, period.

 If Asim Munir comes to the United States, he

should be arrested rather than honoured“.

“What we need is quiet diplomacy behind the scenes, and perhaps, at some point, a more vocal apology from the United States for the way we have treated India over the past year…President Donald Trump doesn’t like to apologise, but the interests of the United States, world democracies are much more important than one man’s ego, no matter how inflated it is,” he said.

Trade tensions have surfaced, with the US imposing 50% tariffs on Indian exports compared to 19% for Pakistan, as well as signing agreements with Islamabad on mineral mining and oil exploration.

Pakistan had welcomed Trump’s claims, even nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Team Maverick.