How Trump looks at allies versus Putin
This was in France this weekend as world leaders gathered to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War One.
The overseas trip, largely ceremonial for everyone, was a complete disaster for Trump, starting with his failure to show up because of rain:
On Sunday, in unrelenting rain, more than 60 world leaders marched together to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War, and to express global unity. Donald Trump was not among them: https://t.co/yzj3Q7JDZG pic.twitter.com/ePNA5O1P4d
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 12, 2018
He began his visit with a tweet slamming the French president’s call for a European defense force, arrived at events alone and spent much of his trip out of sight in the American ambassadors’ residence in central Paris.
Then there was the part where French President Macron lambasted Trump’s brand of nationalism in front of Trump, comparing nationalism and patriotism.
Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. By putting our own interests first, with no regard for others, we erase the very thing that a nation holds dearest, and the thing that keeps it alive: its moral values. https://t.co/w9AltyvMDw
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 11, 2018
Even Trump and Putin canceled a scheduled meeting, after the French Gov’t asked them not to meet.
Trump was terse during some of his private conversations with world leaders, according to people with direct knowledge of his visit. One of the people described the president as “grumpy.” They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private conversations.
The president and first lady Melania Trump had traveled to the commemoration separately — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited security protocols, which appeared to be a lie — from the other dignitaries, who had traveled together by bus from the Élysée Palace.
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How the world's view of America changed from Obama era to Trump era
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) November 12, 2018
Mexico 🔻34 points
Netherlands 🔻31
Germany 🔻27
Canada 🔻26
Sweden 🔻25
France 🔻25
Italy🔻 20
Indonesia 🔻20
Brazil 🔻18
Spain 🔻17
UK 🔻11
Argentina 🔻11
Australia 🔻6
Kenya 🔼 7
Russia 🔼 11 points pic.twitter.com/SPyWZM2CwH
UPDATE: The afraid-of-rain president is avoiding Veteran’s Ceremonies HERE too.
White House confirms Trump will not visit Arlington cemetery for #VeteransDay. Rain is expected with 100% certainty. The White House announced “a lid" on presidential movements. Trump is not scheduled to leave the White House for the remainder of the day.https://t.co/bozlAPdHgV
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 12, 2018