... Having the world's most prized education system came with benefits you cannot purchase. The children of world leaders would come to the U.S. and pay handsomely to learn about our culture. Those educated in America would become political leaders in their own countries thus giving America's foreign policy an edge that few other countries enjoy. ...

Pres Trump seems to have a war against American "soft power" around the world.

Why would that be?

Well, understanding "soft power" requires empathy.

Pres Trump only seems to understand cruelty.