Reverend Norv wrote:South Americanastan wrote:I mean, Smith isn't going to pursue relations with the Reich, for both "It's the Nazis" and political reasons (About 45-55% of Rhodesian Whites are only there because they fled from the Reich), so at least I have that going for me. Also, I wouldn't necessarily call it a coup, as it's through perfectly legal means (The RF manages to flip two URP Representatives, giving them the majority), and they're looking for a peaceful settlement with Britain. So at least I have that going for me.
None of that means that it won't be exceptionally embarrassing for the U.S. to publicly praise Huggins' reforms in front of the entire world, and then immediately have Huggins booted from power and his reforms reversed. Truman will quite understandably want to repair that damage as efficiently as possible. A superpower deciding to invest itself in your domestic affairs is a dangerous thing, after all.
Yeah. Right now, Smith is going to attempt to preserve relations with both the US and Britain (With what time he can spare when he's not praying that the Democrats win the 1952 Election) Worst comes to worst, he'll pretend to support them while consistently "postponing" the reforms for a later date.