What did President Trump accomplish on his 12-day, 5-nation trip through East Asia? Not much, at least not substantively—and that’s judging by the president’s own remarks at the White House on Wednesday. Speaking to cameras and the press pool from the Diplomatic Room, the president provided a 27-minute-long account of what he called an “historic” trip. “Everywhere we went, our foreign hosts greeted the American delegation, myself included, with incredible warmth, hospitality, and most importantly respect,” Trump said. “And this great respect showed very well [to] our country is further evidence that America’s renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been Read the full story here > |