With the use of Lajes in violation of the agreement and conditional authorisation, in an illegal offensive without consulting allies and with serious impact on Europe, Portugal accepts, unlike Spain and Italy, to remain in a toxic and abusive relationship with Trump. Due to a habit of submission, an absence of autonomous foreign policy, and a lack of principles. Always eager to stand out in the petty, inconsequential vanity of international positions, but panicked at the prospect of appearing on the radar for difficult choices.