Rabu, 04 Desember 2019
Video appears to show world leaders gossiping about Trump - CNN
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2019-12-04 11:10:46Z
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World leaders caught on camera appearing to joke about Trump - CNN
The video appears to show British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte having a laugh about Trump's behavior during the summit.
The 25-second clip, which has gone viral and was first reported by CBC, begins with Johnson asking Macron why he was late.
"Is that why you were late?" Johnson asked.
Macron nodded, as Trudeau replied, "He was late because he takes a ... 40-minute press conference at the top."
At no time in the video do the leaders mention Trump by name, but Trudeau's comment appeared to reference Trump's lengthy remarks to the press during their earlier meeting on Tuesday.
None of the leaders seemed to be aware that the conversation was being recorded, although they were talking openly and loudly enough to be heard by others.
"You just watched his team's jaws drop to the floor," Trudeau also appears to say at one point, though it's not clear which team he was referring to.
Microphones could only pick up snippets of the conversation at the reception, which the press was given limited access to.
Trump spent Tuesday in meetings in London headlined by a clash with a key ally, France. He met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Macron and Trudeau, making extended remarks and taking questions from the press on each occasion.
Clash with Macron
Trump's one-on-one meeting with Macron was remarkably tense as the French President refused to back down from remarks that Trump called "nasty" and "insulting." Last month, Macron had described NATO as suffering from "brain death" caused by American indifference to the long-time alliance.
But the two leaders appeared to be on good terms as they walked onto the road leading to 10 Downing Street together for another reception following the gathering at the palace. It appeared that Trump had given Macron a lift in his motorcade vehicle commonly referred to as "the beast."
The White House declined to comment on the video.
A spokeswoman for Macron at the Elysée Palace told CNN they had "no comment. This video does not say anything special." A spokesman for Trudeau told CNN they also had no comment to make, and a spokesperson for Rutte also told CNN they do not comment on closed-door sessions.
Trump is scheduled to hold meetings on Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. He's also expected to take part in a working lunch with representatives of Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and the UK.
The President is also scheduled to give a press conference before flying back to Washington.
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2019-12-04 10:50:00Z
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Trudeau, Johnson, Macron appear to be mocking Trump in surfaced video from NATO summit - Fox News
The world's top leaders at the NATO summit in London appear to be laughing at the expense of President Trump in a video that surfaced on Tuesday night.
In a video shared by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and French President Emmanuel Macron are seen with others, including Princess Anne, having a conversation at a reception at the Buckingham Palace about a press conference earlier in the day.
Trump had made an impromptu conference and weighed in on the ongoing impeachment inquiry as well as the fiery exchange he had with Macron over France not taking back any ISIS fighters.
"Is that why you were late?" Boris smirked to Macron.
"He was late because he takes a 40 minute press conference off the top- 'Oh, ya, ya ya,'" Trudeau said, later adding, "You just watched his team's jaws drop to the floor."
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The video went viral on social media, many assuming the world leaders were talking about Trump.
"Can’t get over this video, both for the fact that POTUS hates the thought of anyone laughing at him and for the fact that he long used “other countries are laughing at us” as an attack against his predecessors," New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reacted.
"This happens at every NATO summit with Trump. Every G7. Every G20. The US President is mocked by US allies behind his back," political commentator Ian Bremmer wrote.
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Earlier, Macron and Trump clashed over ISIS fighters.
“I have not spoken to the president about that — would you like some nice ISIS fighters?” he asked Macron, when asked about ISIS fighters from Europe captured in Syria. “I can give them to you, you can take every one you want.”
After Macron’s answer, in which he urged Trump to “be serious” and called for a broader push against ISIS overall, Trump took another swipe.
“This is why he’s a great politician, because that’s one of the greatest non-answers I’ve ever heard,” Trump joked.
Fox News' Adam Shaw and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
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2019-12-04 08:08:21Z
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North Korea warns US to prepare for 'Christmas gift,' but no one's sure what to expect - CNN
The ominous comments, which some have interpreted as a sign that North Korea could resume long-distance missile tests, comes as the clock ticks closer to the country's self-imposed end-of-year deadline for nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
Talks between the two sides have appeared to be in a rut in recent months, with North Korea conducting several shorter-range missile tests.
In a statement translated on the state news agency, Ri Thae Song, a first vice minister at the North Korean Foreign Ministry working on US affairs, accused US policy makers of leveraging talks with Kim Jong Un for domestic political gain.
"The dialogue touted by the US is, in essence, nothing but a foolish trick hatched to keep the DPRK bound to dialogue and use it in favor of the political situation and election in the US," Ri said, using the acronym for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"It is entirely up to the US what Christmas gift it will select to get," added Ri.
In 2017, North Korea referred to its first test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as a "gift" for the US on the Fourth of July holiday. That launch sparked what became a tense, months-long standoff between the two sides.
What happens in the coming weeks will likely determine if Washington's next so-called "Christmas gift" turns out to be similarly volatile.
"It's hard to predict because it could go either way," said Duyeon Kim, senior adviser on Northeast Asia and nuclear policy to the International Crisis Group. "It really depends on the circumstance and the situation, which will better inform how North Korea reacts.
An important meeting
On Wednesday, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency announced that the country's most powerful political body, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, will meet at the end of December "in order to discuss and decide on crucial issues in line with the needs of the development of the Korean revolution and the changed situation at home and abroad."
Whatever North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to do with respect to nuclear negotiations will likely be finalized at that meeting, according to Duyeon Kim.
"The outcome of this meeting and Pyongyang's policy line will depend on how happy they are with Washington and will be revealed in (Kim Jong Un's) New Year's Day address," said Duyeon Kim.
Washington, for its part, has not voiced increased alarm over the status of talks with North Korea.
Speaking in London on the sidelines of a NATO summit Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said "we'll see what happens" when it comes to North Korea.
"My relationship with Kim Jong Un is really good, but that doesn't mean he won't abide by the agreement we signed," Trump said. "I hope he lives up to the agreement, but we're going to find out," added Trump.
"(Kim Jong Un) definitely likes sending rockets up, doesn't he? That's why I call him "Rocket Man."
Kim's back on a horse
North Korea's decision to hold the meeting was announced the same day as KCNA released dozens of photographs showing Kim Jong Un on horseback touring Mount Paektu, an active volcano that sits on the country's border with China, alongside his wife and other officials. This was Kim's second trip on horseback atop the mountain since October.
While the photographs are the butt of jokes and mockery online, the images of Kim on horseback touring the mountain are imbued with potent symbolism.
According to legend, Mount Paektu is the birthplace of Dangun, the mythical founder of the first Korean kingdom some 4,000 years ago.
Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un's grandfather and North Korea's founding father, is also believed to have led a cavalry unit against the Japanese occupation from a base on the mountain.
Putting Kim on a horse at Mount Paektu, wearing a similar coat to the one his grandfather was often seen wearing publicly, is likely meant to remind North Koreans of the Kim family's legacy of fighting imperialism, according to Michael Madden, an expert in North Korean leadership at the Stimson Foundation.
"Kim Jong Un is taking on the anti-imperialist credentials of his grandfather," added Madden.
However, it's unclear why Kim held the photo shoot at the mountain. Kim may have stopped there after a recently reported visit to the nearby township of Samjiyon, rather than making a dedicated visit.
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2019-12-04 07:30:00Z
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Selasa, 03 Desember 2019
Trump hits Macron for ‘non-answer’ on ISIS fighters, in tense meeting overseas - Fox News
President Trump tangled with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in a tense exchange in front of reporters in London, where Trump asked Macron if he’d like to take back “some nice ISIS fighters” and then dinged him for his “non-answer” -- just hours after he challenged the French premier’s rebuke of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
“I have not spoken to the president about that -- would you like some nice ISIS fighters?” he said, when asked about ISIS fighters from Europe captured in Syria. “I can give them to you, you can take every one you want.”
After Macron’s answer, in which he urged Trump to “be serious” and called for a broader push against ISIS overall, Trump took another swipe.
“This is why he’s a great politician, because that’s one of the greatest non-answers I’ve ever heard,” Trump joked.
That exchange came hours after Trump criticized a “very, very nasty statement” about the NATO alliance -- referring to comments Macron made that recent U.S. troop actions in Syria are contributed to the “brain death” of the military alliance.
“Nobody needs NATO more than France,” Trump said, alluding to France being invaded twice during both World Wars. “It’s a very dangerous statement for them to make,” Trump said. “Frankly, the one that benefits the least is the United States. We are helping Europe unite and go against a common foe – may not be a foe – I can't tell you."
“It is a very tough statement to make when you have such difficulty in France when you look at what is going on," Trump continued. "They have had a very rough year. You just can't go around making statements like that about NATO. It is very disrespectful."
Macron’s remarks came weeks after Turkey – a member of NATO – invaded northern Syria.
"What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO," Macron told magazine in the wake of the United States' decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria. He said the U.S. appears to be "turning its back on us."
"So as soon as you have a member who feels they have a right to head off on their own, granted by the United States of America, they do it," Macron said, referring to Turkey's military offensive into Syria following the troop withdrawal. "And that's what happened."
But on Tuesday, the two were more conciliatory, with Macron repeatedly saying they “agree” on Trump’s quest to get countries to stump up more in defense spending.
Countries commit to spending at least 2 percent of their own GDP in defense spending as part of the alliance. A number of countries have spent less than that, including France and Germany, while the U.S. spends significantly more.
Macron noted that the U.S. has “overinvested” for decades and that he is a strong advocate of a stronger European component in NATO. But he also warned against paying too much emphasis on the cost, rather than the overall strategy.
“It is not just about money, we have to be respectful with our soldiers,” he said.
Another issue between the two countries is Macron’s recent decision to impose a French digital services tax on American companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter.
The White House this week announced that the tax, which it claims “discriminates” against U.S. companies, will be met with tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion worth of French products such as cheese, yogurt, sparkling wine and makeup, The Washington Post reported.
“I’m not so in love with Facebook, Google, or Twitter—well, I do well on Twitter from the other side,” Trump said. “But I don’t want France taxing American companies.”
He repeated that sentiment in the press conference on Tuesday: “They’re not my favorite people because they’re not exactly for me -- but that’s OK, I don’t care, they’re American companies.”
This comes as Trump is set to meet with NATO members during a two-day summit in London. Trump would not confirm if he'll meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkish media in late November quoted Erdogan's adviser saying the country was considering dropping out of NATO.
Fox News' Greg Norman and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Fox News' Greg Norman and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2019-12-03 15:08:27Z
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Live: Trump meets with French President Macron at NATO summit - Fox News
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2019-12-03 14:24:55Z
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NATO Summit: Trump slams Macron over NATO criticism - The - The Washington Post
President Trump said Dec. 3 that French President Emmanuel Macron had been ‘very insulting’ by describing NATO as ‘brain dead’ as the two leaders prepared to meet at NATO summit in London.
LONDON — President Trump on Tuesday slammed as “very, very nasty” and “very disrespectful” recent comments by his French counterpart about the diminished state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance.
Referring to comments President Emmanuel Macron made last month in an interview with the Economist magazine — in which Macron described the “brain death” of NATO due to lack of American support — Trump attacked Macron during his first remarks on the first day of the NATO 70th anniversary summit in London, calling the comments “very insulting.”
“You just can’t go around making statements like that about NATO,” Trump said, sitting next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders Tuesday morning.
Though Trump himself has long been a vocal critic of NATO — a combative stance that has alarmed Western allies and seemed to prompt Macron’s comments — Trump took umbrage at the French assessment of the alliance, and he depicted France as the beneficiary of American largesse.
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President Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.
“I would say that nobody needs NATO more than France,” Trump said. “That’s why I think when France makes a statement like they made about NATO, that’s a very dangerous statement for them to make.”
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Trump’s tough talk on France came just a day after the United States threatened new tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French products, including wine, cheese and yogurt — a response, Trump’s chief trade negotiator said, to a French digital services tax that the United States concluded is discriminating against American Internet companies.
Trump, who has had a contentious relationship with large technology companies such as Facebook and Google since becoming president, said he had no particular affinity for those companies, but nonetheless took a proprietary interest.
“They’re our companies; they’re American companies,” he said. “If anyone is going to take advantage of the American companies, it’s going to be us. It’s not going to be France.”
Trump comments came during what was billed a photo opportunity between himself and Stoltenberg. Instead, it turned into a freewheeling news conference, which lasted more than 50 minutes and — as the NATO secretary general sat by, only occasionally speaking at Trump’s invitation — covered issues ranging from the impeachment inquiry Trump is facing back home to the upcoming British elections to Trump’s thoughts on whether his secretary of state should seek a Senate seat.
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President Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Dec. 3, 2019.
Trump arrived in London on Air Force One and amid the swirl of impeachment; on Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold its first impeachment hearing. But one ocean and more than 3,000 miles away from the inquiry now devouring his presidency, Trump recycled some of his familiar talking points — “impeachment is a hoax,” he said — while also gamely fielding questions on the topic.
He said he did not think his position at NATO was weakened because of the inquiry, which he dismissed as a political ploy by Democrats, hoping to defeat him in the 2020 presidential election. But he added, “I think it’s very unpatriotic for the Democrats to put on a performance where they do that.”
Asked whether impeachment has cast a cloud as he tries to negotiate with other world leaders, Trump briefly turned pensive.
“Does it cast a cloud? Well, if it does, then the Democrats have done a very great disservice to the country, which they have,” he said. “They’ve wasted a lot of time.”
Trump also weighed in on the hotly anticipated Justice Department inspector general’s report about the Russia investigation due next week, claiming that he has heard from “outside” sources that it is “very powerful” and contains “a lot of devastating things.”
Turning to his host country, the president half-injected himself into Dec. 12 British elections — continuing his habit of weighing in on British politics, even though many of the country’s leaders wish he would steer clear. He said he was planning to meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but when asked why he was staying out of the British elections, he said, “I don’t want to complicate it.”
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Yet several moments later, he praised Johnson — “I think Boris is very capable, and I think he’ll do a good job,” Trump said — and touted his support for Brexit. “You know that I was a fan of Brexit,” Trump said. “I called it the day before.”
The president also weighed in on whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should run for a Senate seat in Kansas, a state he previously represented as a House member.
“If I thought we were going to lose that seat, because we shouldn’t lose that seat . . . then I would sit down and talk to Mike,” Trump said. “But you could never find anybody that could do a better job as secretary of state.”
Asked about North Korea’s continued missile tests, Trump was sanguine, saying the country would “be in a war right now if it weren’t for me.”
“I have confidence in him,” he said, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “I like him, he likes me, we have a good relationship.”
Still, Trump added: “He definitely likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he? That’s why I call him Rocket Man.”
As the news conference wound down, the president was asked about the decision by Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, to step back from his royal duties following a controversial interview last month about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who committed suicide earlier this year.
“I don’t know Prince Andrew but it’s a tough story,” Trump said. (In fact, photos exist of Trump and Andrew together on several different occasions).
Then, the president looked around the room and asked, “Anybody else?” Satisfied that his impromptu news conference had answered all queries, he ate breakfast with Stoltenberg before departing for a private campaign fundraiser that raised an estimated $3 million.
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2019-12-03 12:55:00Z
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