Donald Trump In NATO

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Donald Trump is again in the news for his behavior at the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The US president has been criticized for pushing Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković while trying to break through to take a group photo with other leaders.

Trump and the leaders of 27 other NATO member countries were to pose for a photo at the organization's new headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and the President of the United States apparently wanted to be in the photo alongside Norwegian leader Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary. general of said organization. However, his hasty procedure was not very diplomatic: a video that has gone around the world shows how Trump puts his hand on Marković's right arm and gets him out of his way.

This is not the first time that the American President has made headlines for his body language. There has been much to talk about the subtle tap that his wife Melania Trump gave him to remind him that he had to put his hand on his chest while they listened to the United States national anthem in an Easter event at the White House. This is in addition to the fact that the first lady does not seem to want to shake hands in recent public appearances, such as when they got off a plane on their recent visit to Tel Aviv.

Pope Francis' meeting with Trump a few days ago at the Vatican has also given much to talk about, after photos and video of the meeting were published. The images showed the high pontiff with a very serious face next to a smiling Trump, while the president's wife, Melania, and her daughter Ivanka stood undaunted by him, dressed in black and their heads covered with lace veils.

The first moments in the Vatican were charged with tension, with a brief exchange of words and a "nice to meet you" by José Mario Bergoglio, who apologized for not speaking much English. The tension was cut, as reported by some media, with the exchange of gifts between world leaders.