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Worldwide effort set to keep Trump happy on his first trip.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:35 am
Remember that ketchup to go with the well done steak.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump sits down for dinner in Saudi Arabia, caterers have ensured that his favorite meal - steak with a side of ketchup - will be offered alongside the traditional local cuisine.
At NATO and the Group of 7 summits, foreign delegations have gotten word that the new U.S. president prefers short presentations and lots of visual aids. And at all of Trump’s five stops on his first overseas trip, his team has spent weeks trying to build daily downtime into his otherwise jam-packed schedule.
It’s all part of a worldwide effort to accommodate America’s homebody president on a voyage with increasingly raised stakes given the ballooning controversy involving his campaign’s possible ties to Russia. For a former international businessman, Trump simply doesn’t have an affinity for much international.
Even before Trump’s trip morphed from a quick jaunt to Europe into a nine-day behemoth, White House aides were on edge about how the president would take to grueling pressures of foreign travel: the time zone changes, the unfamiliar hotels, the local delicacies. Two officials said they feared that a difficult trip might even lead the president to hand off future traveling duties to Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump’s final itinerary hardly eases him into the delicate world of international diplomacy on foreign soil. After departing Friday on an overnight flight on Air Force One, Trump will hopscotch from Saudi Arabia to Israel to the Vatican. He’ll close his trip with a pair of summits in Brussels and Sicily, often-staid affairs that require leaders to be locked in lengthy plenary sessions.
Embarking on his first foreign trip, President Donald Trump will tour Middle Eastern holy sites, have an audience with the pope and meet with European
“The chance of something going wrong - you insult the hosts, you get sick, your boss gets sick, you miscommunicate with your hosts, you make a scheduling error, you need to change the schedule just hours before a meeting, the motorcade get stuck in traffic, or the plane is stranded due to bad weather - is extremely high,” said Julianne Smith, who served as a foreign policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden and is now a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security.
“Personally, I think they should cut it back now before they regret it,” she said of Trump’s long jaunt.
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Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:36 am to Toddy
The Saudis will be ready with ketchup for his steak.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:36 am to Toddy
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delegations have gotten word that the new U.S. president prefers short presentations and lots of visual aids.
Don't know why you bolded this. Everyone likes short presentations that are to the point
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:37 am to texag7
Now the Toddys are reaching for not liking long power points as a dig. So sad.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:38 am to Toddy
Is any of this supposed to be negative?
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:38 am to Toddy
Kissing the arse of the US Prez is usually a pretty good move
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:39 am to Toddy
Toddy taking his idiotic threads to world class level.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:40 am to Wtodd
Wow, who would of thought that someone might expect a briefing to be... I don't know... maybe... BRIEF
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:40 am to Toddy
You disagree with our President on protein choices?
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:41 am to Toddy
quote:Seems normal.
Worldwide effort set to keep Trump happy on his first trip
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:43 am to Toddy
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Even before Trump’s trip morphed from a quick jaunt to Europe into a nine-day behemoth, White House aides were on edge about how the president would take to grueling pressures of foreign travel: the time zone changes, the unfamiliar hotels, the local delicacies. Two officials said they feared that a difficult trip might even lead the president to hand off future traveling duties to Vice President Mike Pence.
Hillary traveled 975,000 miles as Sect of State and people are worried about Trump's stamina on first trip. It's just sad and embarrassing.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:43 am to roadGator
November 8th really fricked their little brains.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:43 am to Toddy
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Toddy
When I. criticized Obama, I stuck to the issues and talked about how much he damaged my country. I didn't give a damn about how he liked his steak.
You're a joke, bro.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:45 am to Toddy
You on the left... a visual representation
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:48 am to Toddy
Look everybody! The AP printed an article that's meant to make Trump look dumb, but it really only makes liberals look like fricking snobs!
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:52 am to Toddy
This one is even better!
Be mindful of Trump's short attention span
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Foreign officials meeting President Trump during his first overseas trip are being told to praise him for winning the Electoral College last year, the New York Times reported Friday.
Embassies and leaders who have met with Trump have been speaking among themselves and with other dignitaries about how to handle the new president, and a number of themes have emerged, the report said.
Among them are suggestions to compliment Trump on his election win, and compare him favorably to former President Obama; not to expect him to know your country's history or hot-button issues; and make a short presentation tailored to his attention span, and don't try to bring up a long list of issues.
Be mindful of Trump's short attention span
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:55 am to Toddy
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Remember that ketchup to go with the well done steak
You eat shite, Toddy. Pot calling the kettle black.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:57 am to Toddy
Oh no they have to get ketchup! How will they ever manage such a difficult task? I'm sure the White House has never gone out of their way to provide a minor convenience for a visiting dignitary. That's just crazy.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 10:58 am to Toddy
My wife likes her steak well done.
Who the frick do you think you are? I'm pretty sure if I caught you smirking at her in a restaurant, I'd flip your table and give you a view of your colon that only your boyfriend has seen.
Who the frick do you think you are? I'm pretty sure if I caught you smirking at her in a restaurant, I'd flip your table and give you a view of your colon that only your boyfriend has seen.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:07 am to Toddy
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Foreign officials meeting President Trump during his first overseas trip
I'm just wondering, with Trump being an International business man, how many of the officials has he already met? The only difference now, is him being the most powerful leader in the world.
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