Trump’s Unconventional Oval Office Style Leaves Some Foreign Leaders Uneasy… Full story

Trump’s Unconventional Oval Office Style Leaves Some Foreign Leaders Uneasy… Full story

You’re not acting all that thankful,” Trump scolded Zelensky, with Vice President JD Vance piling on in front of the international press.

As the Ukraine leader pushed for more help in the country’s war with Russia, Trump at one point threatened to give up on Ukraine entirely, the meeting devolving into little more than a shouting match.

Foreign dignitaries took that visit – as well as Trump’s unfounded accusations of

You’re not acting all that thankful,” Trump scolded Zelensky, with Vice President JD Vance piling on in front of the international press.

As the Ukraine leader pushed for more help in the country’s war with Russia, Trump at one point threatened to give up on Ukraine entirely, the meeting devolving into little more than a shouting match.

Foreign dignitaries took that visit – as well as Trump’s unfounded accusations of genocide against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and tense exchanges with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney – as a sign that Oval Office visits in Trump’s
For Lithuania’s former foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Oval Office visits from foreign leaders are “chances for Trump to portray himself as this alpha leader, you know, pushing aside others and belittling others,” he told CNN. “This is a show.”

Trump himself indicated the last point as his meeting with Zelensky ended, quipping: “This is going to be great television.”

Arturo Sarukhán, Mexico’s former ambassador to Washington, described the meetings as “diplomatic vandalism and trolling.”

Foreign dignitaries say Trump 2.0 is at a different level even compared to his first term. In 2017 he was, “learning the ropes of government. And I think he was learning the boundaries of his power,” said Joe Hockey, former Australian ambassador to the US.