Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny | Ted Widmer

The US president has twisted the 1823 doctrine to suit his quest for domination. It originally had a very different vision for the Americas

Throughout Bad Bunny's mesmerizing performance during the Super Bowl, the word America" kept expanding, like an accordion, stretching out to embrace people of all nationalities. Together we are all America," his football read, and he obviously meant it, in the largest, most hemispheric sense. Near the end, after shouting God bless America" (his only words in English), Bad Bunny ran through a long list of countries in the western hemisphere.

That inclusiveness enraged Donald Trump, who erupted on social media, and tried to take the word back, declaring the half-time show an affront to the greatness of America". By which, of course, he meant the United States.