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US President Donald Trump found himself isolated Tuesday in his own camp, after a disastrous European tour that saw him turn his back on the allies of the United States and give pledges to the master of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin.
He who so often called his opponents "weak" was accused of weakness by voices from all over the political spectrum, telling him to acknowledge his wrongdoing.
But, seeming impervious to this deluge of criticism and true to himself, the president has given himself a self-congratulatory on his Twitter account.
"Although I had an excellent meeting with NATO, raising large sums of money, I I had much better talks with Vladimir Putin from Russia, but unfortunately the media do not report it – the media + Fake News + are unleashed, "tweeted Trump, who was due to speak on Tuesday at 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT .
This did not dispel the i A feeling of isolation surrounding Mr. Trump, reinforced by a previous tweet in which he thanked Senator Rand Paul, one of the only Republicans to have openly defended his performance at the Helsinki Summit.
M. Paul put the criticism of the American president on the back of an "anti-Trump mental syndrome", which he opposed to a supposed judicial harbadment of the leader of the United States.
"Thank you Rand Paul, you understand well things! ", wrote Donald Trump, the day after this first bilateral meeting between the 45th US president and the Russian president.
– Avalanche of Criticism –
In the days leading up to, in Brussels or London, Mr. Trump was generally of the opinion that the transatlantic links had been stretched, including charges against Germany, the European Union or the United States. United Kingdom
Donald Trump's tribute to Rand Paul contrasts with an avalanche of negative comments from multiple politicians and geopolitical experts, ranging from "surreal" to "traitor", to "embarrbading", " indefensible". "unthinking", "unpatriotic" or "shameful."
By adopting a conciliatory tone alongside his Russian counterpart, and again questioning the justice and intelligence services of the United States, who concluded that 'a Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Mr Trump has dismayed congressional Republicans who usually do not feel entitled to publicly criticize the president.
At a press conference succeeding in their two-hour tête-à-tête, Mr. Trump even seemed to validate Putin's denials of Russian interference.
Sign of the extent of unease, the Conservatives' favorite TV, Fox News , left an unprecedented place to the detractors of the presidential tour. Half a dozen star journalists criticized the president in their comments.
"No negotiation justifies sacrificing your own people and your own country," tweeted Abby Huntsman, a Fox News columnist.
] million. Trump "must immediately turn the tide," said Anthony Scaramucci, an ephemeral former communications director of the White House.
M. Scaramucci said it was urgent for the president's allies to sit down with him to explain how he went wrong.
A message also from Newt Gingrich, a close badociate of the president and former president of Congress, who Mr. Trump said committed "the worst mistake of his presidency, which must be rectified on the field."
– Obama's advice –
In a press conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill, the Republican president of the House of Representatives hit the nail
"Vladimir Putin does not share our values," said Paul Ryan. "We have just concluded a one-year investigation into Russia's interference in our election, they have interfered, it is crystal clear, no doubt is allowed."
From South Africa where he is traveling, former Democratic President Barack Obama has regretted an "uncertain time" in which "each new cycle of news brings its share of worrying titles and giving the tournis".
"At present the president has no leading role, we negotiated yesterday in a weak position and Vladimir Putin left Helsinki having won the game.It is a disaster," said Ben Sbade, Republican Senator from Nebraska
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