Foreign Leaders Wary of Being Burned by ‘Fire and Fury’
Foreign Leaders Wary of Being Burned by 'Fire and Fury'
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Only five months ago, world leaders reacted with public disapproval of
A stack of reserved "Fire and Fury" books by writer
When it came to
"There's no benefit for us to comment on the claims made in Wolff's book," a senior German official told VOA, speaking on the condition of anonymity. "But for us, the book with its apparent leaks from inside the
Surprising frankness
In March, the normally reticent German
"Recent days have shown me that the times when we could rely completely on others are over to a certain extent," Merkel, an Atlanticist, said.
Shockwaves have gone back and forth across the
There is as yet no evidence that the furor over the Wolff book is damaging America's relations with its allies or emboldening its enemies, but it comes in the wake of disagreements over immigration, climate change, trade, and recognizing
Some of Trump's mercurial tweets have caused deep offense, notably in November when British lawmakers reacted furiously to
'Difficult to judge'
"From the outside I think it is very difficult to judge someone else's mental health ... so I think there's some need for caution here," Gillard told an Australian television outlet. "But I do think if
The media in
Voices of caution
While the European media has feasted on Wolff's book, there have been other voices cautioning against accepting Wolff's portrayal of Trump at face value. Some commentators have pointed out that Wolff has a history of sensationalizing and they note the sourcing for the book is often vague.
Others have argued there is a failure on the part of foreign commentators to appreciate that a lot of what Trump says and does is geared to appeal to his supporters and his voting base.
Writing in Le Figaro, a French conservative newspaper, Maxime Tandonnet, an essayist and former top French bureaucrat who served as a counselor in the cabinet of
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