So, my first thought: Was there an understated, gilt-edged tip jar at every table?…
8 of the world’s wealthiest people attended Trump’s 1st state dinner.@DevPend @coldspot https://t.co/Cxy0X9L0bm
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 25, 2018
SIGN OF THE TIMES. A Billionaires' Fete: Guests Worth $120 Billion Dined With Trump at First State Dinner…Their fortunes have soared 70% since his inauguration https://t.co/2DHbZSsHjZ @DevPend @coldspot @BBGBillionaires pic.twitter.com/4qaf7jlaNd
— Mike Dorning (@MikeDorning) April 25, 2018
Afterwards, Macron spent his Wednesday on a charm offensive around DC. This may have
done him no favors with his hometown papers, but his American audience was (mostly) charmed:
“Closing the door to the world will not stop the evolution of the world. It will not douse, but inflame the fears of our citizens,” French President Macron says in speech to Congress pic.twitter.com/OXkiO9sJM9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 25, 2018
[O]n Wednesday, as his three-day visit drew to a close, Macron shifted the story dramatically. In his speech to American lawmakers, he offered a comprehensive rejection of the main tenets of Trumpism, excoriating “extreme nationalism” and protectionism, championing climate-change science and defending the international liberal order. “You can play with anger and fear for a time,” Macron said, alluding to the themes that fuel right-wing nationalist movements in the West, “but they do not construct anything.”
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