In Paris, a relatively understated Trump finds he's still the center of the world's attention...
In Paris, a relatively understated Trump finds hes still the center of the worlds attention and outrage
By David Nakamura November 11 at 7:25 PM
PARIS President Trump likes to throw Twitter bombs that explode in concentric circles of offensiveness. He delivers speeches that contain insults and falsehoods. He announces policies on a whim, some constitutionally questionable. But on a trip to Europe, the president hardly said a word and he still managed to outrage at almost every turn.
Aside from a critical tweet aimed at French President Emmanuel Macron when Trump landed in Paris late Friday one based on an inaccurate newspaper summary of an interview Macron gave suggesting that he had called the United States a threat Trump didnt throw any sharp elbows at his peers here. It was still all about him.
In this case, it was because of the images.
He looked uncomfortable and listless in a bilateral meeting with Macron, whose sinewy energy stood in stark contrast to Trumps downbeat expression as the French leader patted him on the thigh.
He was a no-show at a scheduled tour of a military cemetery for Americans, while other world leaders publicly paid homage to those who died on the battlefield. Instead, the president holed up at the U.S. ambassadors residence, announcing hours later that he had spent a few hours making calls and attending meetings but not offering to whom or about what.
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