US allies, tired of flattering Trump, now mock him
by Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2019
4 minutes
WATFORD, England - President Donald Trump, who views norms like a teenager does curfews, shattered another tradition Wednesday when he became the first U.S. president to be laughed at by some of America's closest allies at a NATO summit, a sign of his increasing isolation on the world stage.
Trump, who long has claimed his leadership has brought unprecedented respect to the United States, was not amused. He called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "two-faced," scrubbed a scheduled news conference and headed for the airport.
The contretemps seemed a fitting finale to a contentious two-day summit of the North
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