The article critiques the typical responses from the press regarding the US President's unceremonious treatment of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. It suggests that instead of predictable statesmanship, the unexpected confrontation revealed the harsher realities of political power. The author points out the discomfort among journalists who are accustomed to civility and staged politeness at such diplomatic events. The lively exchange defies the norm and serves as a reminder that political interactions often encompass a more brutal truth, seldom visible in the usual coverage of international relations.
"Unlike so many other pundits and columnists who rushed instantly and almost universally onto the familiar cable news networks to express their disbelief..."
"Rather than watching an orchestrated, forgettable set piece featuring smiling foreign dignitaries... it was refreshing to witness a blatant exhibition of the crudeness, rudeness, and brutishness of power politics..."
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