They should have committed to the stance that those islands are Japan and been like “Japan welcomes diplomatic visit from Vladamir Putin”.

Trump: Dang, I can’t make the price of oil go down.

Also Trump: Hey, what if I intentionally make it go up some more so my buddies can do more insider trading?

If I remember correctly, the controversy was not over changing her model, but in changing a victory pose that highlighted that part of her model. So they nerfed how much she showed off her butt, basically.