and wondered Who are these stupid people?

27% - that is about all the Trump supporters who voted, right?

But even if they came to their senses and removed him from office, permanent damage has been done.

I suspect that it is not that permanent, if the next person opens up the US quickly. However, what the RoW should do is to close itself off to the US and find alternatives for everything it offers. The actions of the US now is like a man walking down the street with his wife, pointing at other men saying how better looking they are and how terrible he is in comparison.