Idk the real reason, but I think honestly people there are rightly worried about their families, which can cloud judgment about what you want and who you ask for it. The US has the power to do a lot of bad but it could also use it for good (though we know what the Trump admin's general inclination is).

Both groups, some days later, were upset that he didn't follow through with his promise becuase he got distracted by his imperial ambitions for Greenland, and his hissy-fit from being outshined by Mark Carney at Davos.