Come Back to Daddy
Trump, the Nile, and Egypt’s Wandering Gaze
“I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for … keeping Peace between Egypt and Ethiopia (a massive Ethiopian built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America...).”
—Donald J. Trump, June 21, 2025
It was a line tucked inside one of Trump’s signature tirades—a list of self-anointed triumphs. But hidden in that sentence was not just ego. It was strategy.
Because when Trump mentions Egypt—out of the blue, in the middle of a campaign crescendo—he’s not reminiscing. He’s negotiating.
He's not just bragging about past deals. He’s planting seeds. Whispering to Cairo from across the sea:
“You’ve been wandering too close to Beijing. Come back to me.”
The Nile as Bargaining Chip
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has long been Egypt’s hydrological nightmare—an existential question dressed as a concrete marvel.
When Ethiopia built it, Egypt trembled. When Ethiopia filled it, Egypt threatened war.
Trump, back in 2020, said it aloud:
“They’ll blow up that dam.”
He understood the fury in Cairo. He didn’t try to tame it—he echoed it. And for a moment, Egypt felt heard.
Now, as Egypt’s foreign policy orbits shift toward China’s gravity—funding, infrastructure, and quiet compliance—Trump reminds them:
“I kept peace. Biden funded your enemy. China won’t protect your river. I did.”
The Seduction of the Strongman
Trump doesn’t court allies the way diplomats do.
He seduces them like an ex-boyfriend with power.
He reminds them of the time he chose them. Spoke their language. Looked past their sins. Delivered what others only promised.
Sisi knows this dance. Trump was the first Western leader to call him “fantastic.” To not lecture about rights. To treat him like a peer, not a problem.
So when Trump invokes the Nile today, it isn’t nostalgia.
It’s a signal flare—a quiet kiss blown across continents.
A Message Between the Lines
Egypt, he’s saying, your future isn’t with Beijing.
China builds. But I protect.
They’ll give you loans. I gave you cover.
They may pave roads. But I stopped wars.
And so the question lingers:
Will Egypt return to the man who spoke its rage aloud?
Or keep drifting East, toward silence and steel?
The answer may come not in statements but in waters.
In who controls them. In who claims they can still part the Nile.
Well written, clear view. Water is worth more than gold. And Trump has his strategies. They're different to what the world's diplomats are used to. Changes are happening, let's see how this chapter unfolds. It's interesting enough.
I will pray for a MEGA 😂
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