Anyone who followed news about Donald Trump’s activities while he was in France last weekend knows that the president was an absolute disgrace and humiliated America again. But apparently, him ditching significant WWI events was just a small part of what happened — an insider report has revealed that Trump was far more erratic and unpresidential than we could have even imagined during this trip.
From the second Trump arrived in France, he was insulting other world leaders (with a tweet knocking French President Emmanuel Macron). But Trump’s terrible mood escalated the moment he’d gotten on Air Force One to head there. The Washington Post has reported that on his way to Paris, Trump flipped out on British Prime Minister Theresa May, who had called him to congratulate him on the GOP wins in the midterms. The Post reported:
As he jetted to Paris last Friday, President Trump received a congratulatory phone call aboard Air Force One. British Prime Minister Theresa May was calling to celebrate the Republican Party’s wins in the midterm elections — never mind that Democrats seized control of the House — but her appeal to the American president’s vanity was met with an ornery outburst.
Trump berated May for Great Britain not doing enough in his assessment to contain Iran. He questioned her over Brexit and complained about the trade deals he sees as unfair with European countries. May has endured Trump’s churlish temper before, but still her aides were shaken by his especially foul mood, according to U.S. and European officials briefed on the conversation.”
How disgusting is that? Clearly, Trump was still upset that Democrats had taken the House of Representatives.
That was far from the worst of Trump’s behavior over the weekend. Trump also attacked his own staff for the negative coverage he received because he refused to go to the US WWI cemetery due to the rain. This morning, Trump sent out an infantile tweet, showing that he was still upset that he was being criticized for acting so unpresidential:
By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetery in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!”
By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetery in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2018
Taking all of this into consideration, one anonymous White House official said:
He was frustrated with the trip. And he’s itching to make some changes. This is a week where things could get really dicey.”
Get ready for another week of chaos with the Trump administration.
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