Biden’s complex deal proved the power of democracy and democratic allies. President Biden’s actions were a statement about the strength of democracy. In contrast, Trump’s response exposes the fool’s gold of authoritarianism. The hostage deal broke Trump, not just on the personal and superficial level of Biden accomplishing what the ex-president could not. Biden’s deal exposed the fatal flaw of MAGA and Trumpism. A single, all-powerful leader can never be as powerful as the strength that comes from the collective freedom in a democracy.