Trump in Paris: The curious case of his friend Jim

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Trump in Paris: The curious case of his friend Jim


WASHINGTON (AP) — For all things Paris, President Donald Trump’s go-to guy is Jim.

The way Trump tells it — Jim is a friend who loves Paris and used to visit every year. Yet when Trump travels to the city Thursday for his first time as president, it’s unlikely that Jim will tag along. Jim doesn’t go to Paris anymore. Trump says that’s because the city has been infiltrated by foreign extremists.

Whether Jim exists is unclear. Trump has never given his last name. The White House has not responded to a request for comment about who Jim is or whether he will be on the trip.

Trump repeatedly talked about the enigmatic Jim while on the campaign trail, but his friend didn’t receive widespread attention until Trump became president. For Trump, Jim’s story serves as a cautionary tale - a warning that even a place as lovely as Paris can be ruined if leaders are complacent about terrorism.

Jim’s biggest moment in the spotlight was during a high-profile Trump speech in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. Trump explained that Jim “loves the City of Lights, he loves Paris. For years, every year during the summer, he would go to Paris. It was automatic, with his wife and his family.”

Trump one day asked Jim: “How’s Paris doing?”

“’Paris?” Jim replied, as relayed by Trump. “‘I don’t go there anymore. Paris is no longer Paris.’”

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, responded by tweeting a photo of herself with Mickey and Minnie Mouse inviting Trump “and his friend Jim” to France to “celebrate the dynamism and the spirit of openness of #Paris.”


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[NastyRiffraff]

1. I can't imagine him having any friends

Sycophants, partners in crime, yes. True friendship? I don't think he's capable of it.

[Solly Mack]

5. I agree.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Isn't Jim married to Meredith McIver?

[VermontKevin]

3. I'm betting Jim is a big, white, invisible rabbit.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Another Trump lie.

Everyone knows Trump has no friends. He can't even buy them.
If he had a dog, Fido would shit on his shoes.

[tanyev]

6. Is that Jim Miller? Jim Barron?

[BSdetect]

11. Probably from the same split personality gang he harbors.

[Hieronymus]

7. BTW, Paris is awesome.

[bigtree]

8. Paris is beautiful

...I especially love the view of the garden park at night from the tower.

Paris is crap in the summer, though, Too hot, like most major cities.

('Jim' is one of his lies)

[Doreen]

9. Maybe he is having a secret meeting with Le Penn.

[GulfCoast66]

10. Good

One less bigoted American asshole there when I go back in the fall.

I am thankful for many, many things in my life. But above all may be that I have the resources to go to Paris every year of so.

Of all the cities I have visited, it remains my favorite.

[Grammy23]

13. I agree! There are several European cities that are tops with me!

Paris is such a lovely town with more things to do than most people have the energy or time to do in a short visit. Therefore the need to go back. We stayed on our most recent trip at an apartment about 6 blocks from the Eiffel Tower. We walked many places, took the city bus and had no issues getting around. People were friendly and other than one "jostling" incident when my husband walked to see the Eiffel lit up one night, had no unpleasant incidents. He had taken the reasonable precaution of not carrying his wallet in his back pocket and left other valuables in the apartment. We were sad to leave France even though we had been there nearly two weeks.

Everyone should travel if they can. You see the world in different ways when you meet people from different countries and cultures.

[tblue37]

14. I love Paris, but Barcelona has always been my favorite city. nt

[malaise]

12. Jim Beam?