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International leaders try and fail to hold back laughter at Donald Trump: top aide
When Power Makes a Joke of GovernanceThe Real Power in the RoomThe source presents this as a comic anecdote: Donald Trump talking about windmills, birds, and obese foxes on a first call with Keir Starmer. But the political fact underneath the joke is simple. Trump was the more powerful actor in the exchange, and everyone else in the room was forced into managed containment, trying not to laugh, trying to stay “professional,” trying to survive the encounter.That is the point. When a U.S. president can turn a diplomatic call into a grievance monologue and still remain the center of gravity, the…
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