The West is in crisis, despite Trump's glowing assessment
Donald Trump said Saturday that his relationships with other Western leaders are perfect, but the truth is the transatlantic alliance has never been so split.
Trump angrily hit back at suggestions that he had thrown the West into turmoil at the G7 summit in Canada, branding a question over any downturn in relations as "fake news." Yet Trump showed up late and left early from a summit that highlighted gaping divides within the bloc of democratic industrialized nations that America nurtured.
He insisted that the Quebec summit had been "tremendously, tremendously successful" despite accusing other nations of using the United States as a "piggy bank."
Trump's early departure for Singapore, where he meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week, showed his disdain for summit's Saturday afternoon discussion of climate change.
And he cast doubt on the relevance of the summit itself, saying it would be more meaningful if Russia, which was kicked out of the G8 after annexing Crimea in a move seen as a grave threat by European powers, was let back into the grouping.
But when he was asked about frustrations flying between him and other leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he reacted angrily.
"I would say the level of relationship is a 10. We have a great relationship. Angela (Merkel) and Emmanuel (Macron), Justin (Trudeau). I would say the relationship is a 10," Trump said.
His anger was revealing of his operating method as President, his attitude towards America's traditional foreign policy positions and his skill in using theatrical moments on the world stage to send a strong message to his loyal voters back home.
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Just forget it.. Better-- report on what is really happening behind the smokescreen!!!
The DESTRUCTION OF WESTERN DEMOCRACY!!
Not you, YO-MAMA.. :>
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