President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin are drastically different men, but they do have one important thing in common: Each thinks he is the smartest person in any room he enters. Alas, though, because they have all done the dumbest thing you can do as a leader — surround yourself with…
