Ghanaian communications strategist and former New Patriotic Party Communications Director Nana Akomea has launched a blistering critique of former United States President Donald Trump, branding him a “bully and a destroyer” whose influence, in his view, poses a genuine threat to the fabric of international diplomacy.
Speaking on Tuesday, April 7, during an appearance on the popular morning programme on Peace FM, Akomea did not mince words. His comments came against the backdrop of an increasingly turbulent global political climate — one shaped in no small part by Washington’s aggressive posture under Trump’s renewed influence, including escalating tensions with Iran and the deepening conflict in the Middle East.
“Donald Trump is a bully and a destroyer,” Akomea declared bluntly on air. “He should not be entertained.”
For Akomea, the concern is not merely rhetorical. The seasoned political communicator argued that Trump’s approach to governance — confrontational, transactional, and often contemptuous of established diplomatic norms — actively corrodes the cooperative foundations upon which global stability rests.
In his view, leaders and institutions that extend platforms or legitimacy to Trump risk not only normalising his divisive brand of politics, but also emboldening a style of leadership that trades in fear and disruption rather than dialogue and mutual respect. He urged political actors, both locally and internationally, to exercise greater discernment about whom they elevate in public discourse.
The remarks landed during a wider panel discussion on global politics and leadership, where contributors examined how towering international figures — for better or worse — shape democratic governance and geopolitical stability worldwide.
Trump, who served as the 45th President of the United States between 2017 and 2021, remains one of the most polarising figures in contemporary world politics. His policies and rhetoric — during his time in office and beyond — have consistently ignited fierce debate among analysts, heads of state, and commentators across every continent.
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Akomea’s comments have not been without pushback. While many observers have echoed his characterisation of Trump’s combative political style, others argue that dismissing or silencing the former president ignores the considerable base of support he continues to command, both domestically in the United States and among sympathisers around the world. To his defenders, Trump represents a disruptive force that has exposed uncomfortable truths about global institutions rather than undermined them.
With the United States under Trump’s influence embroiled in dangerous brinkmanship with Iran and deeply entangled in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, the debate over Trump’s role in global affairs has moved well beyond academic. The consequences of his leadership style — whether one admires or abhors it — are being felt in real time, in real lives, far beyond Washington’s corridors of power.
For Akomea, the message is clear: the international community cannot afford the luxury of treating Trump’s conduct as political theatre. In a world already fraying at its diplomatic seams, lending legitimacy to voices that thrive on chaos, in his view, is not neutrality — it is complicity.