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Trump had a tantrum with French president and threw things: report
The Empire of Flattery Met a Volatile ManA Brief AccountA Wall Street Journal report describes European leaders trying to manage Donald Trump through flattery, concessions, and private warnings as his administration rattled allies with Greenland fixation, trade pressure, and erratic behavior. One official summed up the problem bluntly: they were not dealing with a normal administration, but with a single volatile individual.Power Sat in One RoomThe first fact this story forces into view is simple: institutional power was concentrated in the White House, and everyone else was reacting to it…
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