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Eugene

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Tue May 23, 2017, 10:53 PM May 2017

Nato denies its Secretary-General said Trump has a '12-second attention span'

Source: The Independent

Nato denies its Secretary-General said Trump has a '12-second attention span'

Nato members are said to be shortening their speeches for the upcoming meeting

Mythili Sampathkumar New York a day ago

A North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) spokesperson is denying a report that the Secretary-General of the military alliance said Donald Trump has a 12 second attention span.

Oana Longescu tweeted that Jens Stoltenberg did not, in fact, comment on the US president’s lack of focus.

Politico reported that he had, citing a senior White House official who also said Mr Trump was not prepared for his meeting with Mr Stoltenberg.




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Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-attention-span-denial-oana-longescu-secretary-general-a7749636.html
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Nato denies its Secretary-General said Trump has a '12-second attention span' (Original Post) Eugene May 2017 OP
It mat be false but it wouldn't be wrong. nt Ilsa May 2017 #1
Right, it's only 10 seconds C_U_L8R May 2017 #2
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