"Host Dana Bash asked how Trump's comments were received by European leaders. Negatively, hugely negatively, Robertson told her. He pointed to Trump chiding Macron for wearing Top Gun-style sunglasses to cover up a burst blood vessel in his right eye. Trump joked they were beautiful and asked, What the hell happened? The light ribbing came after Macron poked fun at Trump's claim that he has ended eight wars during his speech on Tuesday."
"Robertson said Trump's very personal attacks towards Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer irritated European leaders. This really sort of undermines any sort of political maneuverability for a prime minister or a president in any of these countries to be able to have a strong relationship with the United States or particularly with President Trump at this time, Robertson said. Because politically it doesn't play well for them."
European leaders reacted strongly and negatively to President Trump's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump mocked French President Emmanuel Macron's sunglasses and questioned Europe's recognizability, tying changes to migration. The personal jabs at Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer irritated European leaders and undermined their political maneuverability to maintain close relationships with the United States. European leaders faced domestic criticism for not standing up to Trump, and the barbs intensified that scrutiny. People in Greenland and across Europe did not perceive their countries the way Trump described, complicating diplomatic engagement.
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