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There’s no question who the world sees as the actual President of the United States, and it isn’t Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.
Trump’s return to the world stage is being greeted with great fanfare, and his trip to France to participate in the grand re-opening of the Cathedral of Notre Dame is being treated as a state visit.
President-elect Donald Trump meets with French President Macron in Paris ahead of the grand opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral pic.twitter.com/abjdk1hVDV— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 7, 2024
The current administration in Washington is participating—by sending the First Lady. Joe Biden remains at home, and that is just as well, given his proclivity for falling asleep while meeting with foreign leaders or wandering off. Biden may not be much older than Trump, but he is a spent force while Trump gains momentum.
President Trump is back to dominating world leaders with his handshake.
???????? Macron is going to need a hand massage after all that twisting and pulling Trump did to him ???? pic.twitter.com/FQkeEORO3S— George (@BehizyTweets) December 7, 2024
The reception of Trump on the world stage in 2024 is dramatically different than in 2017. Perhaps some of that is due to familiarity, perhaps some to resignation to reality, perhaps some is the relief that somebody is in charge, but I think the majority of it comes down to this: Trump is on the ascent, and all the leaders in Europe are on the ropes.
BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron thanks President Trump for flying to Paris to attend the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral
Marcon: «It’s a great honor for French people to welcome you five years later. I remember the solidarity and your immediate action.»
The… pic.twitter.com/8FqrhFOsYP— George (@BehizyTweets) December 7, 2024
When Trump was first elected, he was portrayed as and seen as a buffoon in Europe—or should I say Western Europe, because the formerly communist states saw something very different than the older members of the European Union.
