At first I was thinking Hitler and the Sudetenland in 1938

You know, Lebensraum, grabbing the resources of any country near enough to plunder for any reason you can throw out there. But I think in reality Trump is more like Governor William J. Le Petomane in Blazing Saddles. Manipulated by greedy underlings and kept happy with money, flattery and women. Not to mention always looking to get a "hrumph" from his cabinet members. Just as dangerous-probably more so.