End of the trip to Europe by Donald Trump concludes all the melodrama

Helsinki:

U.S. The adventure of President Donald Trump on the world stage in Europe ended Monday in Helsinki, with confused and confused American allies and Russian President Vladimir Putin smiling literally at his chance.

Trump's trip to Belgium, Great Britain Finland was marked by its frequent taunts and threats against NATO's American allies, contrasting with its desire to win Russia's favor despite the conclusion US intelligence agencies that Moscow had mixed US elections in 2016

. Even in the case of Trump's tweet-focused presidency, it was the most criticized trip abroad of his 18 months in power. The only smooth sections were a tea at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth – although he kept the ninety-year-old monarch waiting for her and walked in front of her – and was playing golf at her own Turnberry course in Scotland .

Trump caused confusion and chaos. They launched attacks on NATO allies for not contributing enough to their own defense, and congratulated them for their contributions. He arrived 45 minutes late on the second day of meetings and diverted the agenda.

In an insult directed against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump called Germany "prisoner" of Moscow for her support of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. A few hours later, he said that he had excellent relations with Merkel.

In Britain, Trump tested the determination of Prime Minister Theresa May in a critical week by telling a newspaper that one of his political opponents had just resigned. would be a great prime minister. The interview took place just after May presented the red carpet to Trump for a gala dinner.

Trump criticized the agreement on Brexit that she negotiated regarding the departure of the European Union from Britain.

The Allies had hoped that his "America First" fanaticism, his deception over Western leaders, and the questioning of the post-World War II defense framework would not result in permanent damage to relations . , who was in NATO summit meetings last week, said the atmosphere was bleak as a result of Trump's visit, but he was also relieved that he did not force a change of policy. We are now behind us, we no longer have these illusions, but we need constraints, we need less histrionism, "said the source.

Leslie Vinjamuri, Head of the States Program United States and Americas at Chatham House, says Trump's style of criticizing his allies by tweets, then publicly declaring that all was well was part of a pattern that seemed intentional

"The fancy term is the signaling multi-voice – in other words it sends messages in the same half an hour, the same time, and it speaks to different audiences. He is very efficient. "Vinjamuri told reporters: [TRADUCTION]

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On the eve of his summit with Putin, Trump added insult to the injury by calling on the US government. EU: an "enemy" for its trade policies in a CBS interview that was aired on Sunday

This language contrasted sharply with the scene on Monday at the Finnish presidential palace, where Trump called the Russian leader, accused by the government. West anyway of grievances, a "good competitor" and "I think the word competitor is a compliment."

As Air Force One brought Trump back to Washington, he drew the harsh condemnation of both Republicans and Democrats: In the aftermath of President Trump's blunt and erratic conduct towards our closest friends and allies in Brussels and Britain, today's press conference marks a weak point in the future. 39th history of the American presidency do not, "said Republican Senator John McCain in a statement. former K The officer GB arrived late at the summit, had one-to-one talks with Trump for over two hours and smiled. A journalist asked him if Russia had compromising documents. The Miss Universe Contest

At the end of the event, Trump left with a tangible gift: Putin handed him a football to mark the organization of the World Cup in Russia. An American senator has suggested that Trump checks for devices and never let him in the White House.

Remains to be seen if Trump suffered lasting damage from the trip, but his supporters doubt that it will hurt him with his political base, the voters who brought him to victory in 2016 and love to see him upset the # 39, world order.

"I think his base estimates that it would have been rude and unproductive not to stand six feet from the President of Russia and call him a liar," said Republican strategist Barry Bennett, a former Trump campaign advisor

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