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Biden revels in Trump’s absence from the world stage
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:10 pm
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Joe Biden had many messages for U.S. allies during his first foreign trip as president. But perhaps none were more pronounced than this: I’m not Donald Trump.
Biden’s predecessor spent four years disparaging world leaders — in public and on Twitter— accusing their countries of freeloading off the United States. He pulled out of international agreements, refused to sign others and scoffed at the trans-Atlantic alliances that served as a bedrock of U.S. foreign policy in the post-WWII era.
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Three years ago in Canada, Trump famously stormed out of a meeting of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful nations, a moment enshrined in a photo of him sitting with his arms crossed triumphantly as other leaders stood around him, either exasperated or appearing to implore him to act.
So many leaders at the latest G-7 meeting, including those from Germany, France and Canada, seemed simply eager to move past Trump this week; so much so that they greeted Biden like an old friend even when he wasn’t.
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As the world leaders walked along St. Ives Bay just before the summit began, French President Emmanuel Macron, who had never met Biden before, put his arm around him and the two walked arm and arm. They engaged in a brief but animated conversation that included talking about ways to make democracies more effective for the middle class, one of Biden’s favorite topics.
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Being able to meet Joe Biden is obviously important because he stands for the commitment to multilateralism, which we were missing in recent years.” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of Trump’s favorite targets, just after she arrived at the summit Friday.
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Even British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, closer to Trump than any other G-7 leader, declared that everyone is “absolutely thrilled” to see Biden and called their meeting “a breath of fresh air.” Later when reporters asked if that comment was a criticism of Trump, the prime minister's spokesperson said it was simply a reflection of their shared interests of security and climate change.
Some of the camaraderie in England could be chalked up to world leaders simply practicing the diplomatic art form of overt flattery. But much of it, experts say, is the outcome of international relations finally returning to a state of norm after four years of intense whiplash. The leaders may not have uttered Trump’s name out loud but his presence was felt.
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There's no way of describing our friends' relief at the change of administration. And not just because it isn't Donald Trump anymore,” said Stephen Sestanovich, a former National Security Council and State Department official. “It’s that the alliance has a backlog of real problems to address. The Biden administration wants to talk about how to develop cooperative responses to them in a way that the Trump administration couldn't ever be serious about.”
Biden arrived in England Wednesday to attend several meetings — the G-7, NATO and those with European Union and European Council leaders — and to discuss a host of issues, including Covid, the economy and the challenges posed by Russia and China. His final stop will be in Geneva, where he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a meeting for which Biden has already received criticism.
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Instead, Trump, who never held office before being elected to president, played the role of disrupter, scoffing at international institutions, undermining trade deals and questioning U.S. military commitments and bases overseas. He backed Brexit in part to delegitimize the European Union, constantly criticized countries for not spending enough on defense and lodged tariffs on European exports.
Biden, who spent decades both as member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and vice president, is perceived internationally as someone U.S. allies can work with on issues ranging from climate change to holding Iran accountable for its nuclear ambitions.
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After Biden was elected, foreign leaders and diplomats quickly proclaimed the new American president would bring back something that had been missing for four years: normalcy.
“America is back. And we are happy you are back,” European Council President Charles Michel told Biden in March during a video summit.
Still, some leaders are skeptical that U.S. politics, with its deep partisan divisions, will remain stable enough for the country to return to its place as a reliable global power. Le Monde, a leading French newspaper, said in an editorial after the election that “Trumpism” was not an accident but a “lasting heritage of American politics.”
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But Vershbow, now a fellow at the Atlantic Council, said European allies are adopting unique approaches to the U.S now that Biden is in office. Germany, for example, wants the U.S. to resume its place as a leader while France doesn’t think the U.S. can be trusted as much as it used to be. But Macron, who has tried to fill the leadership vacuum left by Trump, appeared to cozy up to Biden, so much so that their interactions sparked a flurry of social media attention and led the British media to dub it a budding bromance.
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“There is no longer a feeling of complete dread before a NATO or G-7 summit or fearing that the meetings would upend U.S. policy,” said Conley, now a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “There was much more energy devoted to managing or mitigating former President Trump before, during and after the summit than the actual summit agenda. This doesn’t mean U.S. allies agree with the Biden administration on their initiatives, but these meetings will be predictable, stable and possibly productive.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:12 pm to tduecen
I actually enjoyed him stepping on a few toes
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:13 pm to AURaptor
Trump had em shook and he’s not done yet
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:13 pm to tduecen
It’s like a written down blowjob.
They should help zip him up after writing this garbage
They should help zip him up after writing this garbage
This post was edited on 6/12/21 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:13 pm to tduecen
Was Joe in on the Big Steal?
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:15 pm to tduecen
Trump was their daddy. Old weak Joe just wants them to like him.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:18 pm to tduecen
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Joe Biden had many messages for U.S. allies during his first foreign trip as president. But perhaps none were more pronounced than this: I’m not Donald Trump.
So it was the apology tour 2.0. Pretty sure that didn't work out well for Obama, i highly doubt weak, feeble minded uncle Joe is going to fare much better. All he did was let the world know America is open for raping once again, come take what you want.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:20 pm to tduecen
Seems every other country was unhappy with Trump bc he didn’t play ball and wanted to screw up their sweetheart deals
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:22 pm to tduecen
That's the kind and extent of Trump's dominance of Biden and the Left's earthly existence......Biden is so intent on getting this inconsequential jab in at Trump that he's totally willing to make himself look like a weak fool.
Utterly amazing, Trump's continued ability to trigger these people in unprecedented ways.
Utterly amazing, Trump's continued ability to trigger these people in unprecedented ways.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:24 pm to Upperdecker
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Seems every other country was unhappy with Trump bc he didn’t play ball and wanted to screw up their sweetheart deals
this.
he puts America first, not his family's back pockets
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:25 pm to tduecen
Yep, everything is back on the fast track to a decaying state of shite but yay multilateralism.
And no mean tweets.
And no mean tweets.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:27 pm to tduecen
Trump disappeared from the world stage? Since when?
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:36 pm to tduecen
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“America is back. And we are happy you are back,” European Council President Charles Michel told Biden in March during a video summit.
Translation: Yay, our globalist honey hole is back!
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:06 pm to tduecen
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the two walked arm and arm
Ghey
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ways to make democracies more effective for the middle class, one of Biden’s favorite topics
Joe doesn't give 2 shits about the middle class.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:07 pm to tduecen
They are praising the “bedrock of US foreign policy” since ww2 which has been an absolute disaster.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:11 pm to tduecen
The NWO Globalists have been partying since Biden was installed as president.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:32 pm to tduecen
Biden is President and they are still worried about Trump. The dude was the Ric Flair of politics. Alpha to the core
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:43 pm to armtackledawg
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The dude was the Ric Flair of politics.
You do know they're first cousins, right??
Naw not really, but they should be
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:44 pm to tduecen
Imagine that...other countries excited the US is weak.
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