Today Donald Trump confused Iceland for Greenland four times. What are your thoughts on this?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Not really surprising. Whatever he is like within the USA his grasp of the outside world looks poor.
Another example was his rudeness to Switzerland, showing no attempt to know its system and who are its most senior politicians.
Unusually, Switzerland does not have a US-style presidency or UK-style prime-minister system, but is a federation whose regional leaders form a cabinet electing its chairman who acts as de facto president, and for just one year.
At Davos, Trump referred to discussions with Karin Keller-Sutter - former "president" - over tariffs I think. He struggled to remember her name, so repeatedly and I thought more sarcastically than apologetically used "woman" and "she." He may have met her in the past; but seemed to think she is (present tense) still president or prime minister, admitted not knowing which - and at least thrice called her repetitive.
The present incumbent is Guy Parmelin.
Conferences provide lecterns for speakers' notes, which here anyone would expect includes a list of whom you met and their posts.
Elsewhere in his Davos speech did try to be emollient, saying he was not there to insult countries; then openly insulted personally his predecessor as President.
These are not the behaviour expected of an international statesman there to represent his own nation.
Another example was his rudeness to Switzerland, showing no attempt to know its system and who are its most senior politicians.
Unusually, Switzerland does not have a US-style presidency or UK-style prime-minister system, but is a federation whose regional leaders form a cabinet electing its chairman who acts as de facto president, and for just one year.
At Davos, Trump referred to discussions with Karin Keller-Sutter - former "president" - over tariffs I think. He struggled to remember her name, so repeatedly and I thought more sarcastically than apologetically used "woman" and "she." He may have met her in the past; but seemed to think she is (present tense) still president or prime minister, admitted not knowing which - and at least thrice called her repetitive.
The present incumbent is Guy Parmelin.
Conferences provide lecterns for speakers' notes, which here anyone would expect includes a list of whom you met and their posts.
Elsewhere in his Davos speech did try to be emollient, saying he was not there to insult countries; then openly insulted personally his predecessor as President.
These are not the behaviour expected of an international statesman there to represent his own nation.