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Rhiannon12866

(227,368 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:45 PM Dec 7

'Major charm offensive': European leaders cozy up to Trump to remind him of current alliances - MSNBC Reports



At the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with President-elect Donald Trump. The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins explains how European leaders find themselves in a tenuous position with the U.S. as Trump appears ready to pull back from existing European partnerships. - Aired on 12/07/2024.
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'Major charm offensive': European leaders cozy up to Trump to remind him of current alliances - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 7 OP
Here we go again Bread and Circuses Dec 7 #1
They're going to do what they feel is best for their countries. Callie1979 Dec 7 #2
It must be nauseating for them to have to humor and flatter him. Ocelot II Dec 7 #3

Bread and Circuses

(427 posts)
1. Here we go again
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:48 PM
Dec 7

The world leaders know who he is and they have to pet his ego.

I think we can see the American experiment has failed.
Felon-voters like to be entertained and get their ire up just because….


The rest of us will be blamed too because 70 million idiot Felon-voters is a LOT!

Callie1979

(510 posts)
2. They're going to do what they feel is best for their countries.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:54 PM
Dec 7

How can you blame them? As disgusted as they must be, THIS is the idiot they'll have to deal with
........until JD Vance takes over.

Ocelot II

(122,649 posts)
3. It must be nauseating for them to have to humor and flatter him.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:55 PM
Dec 7

But he can be manipulated that way, and I suppose it has to be done.

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