European leaders deal with Trump

Alternet -  A new report about French President Emmanuel Macron described an unusual moment while he was visiting the United States and the American president had a complete meltdown. A Wall Street Journal report revealed the scrambling that unfolded as it appeared the U.S. was breaking up with Europe.

 Macron made it clear to the leaders, "We are drawing a line here."

 …The Prime Minister of Belgium lamented that Europe risked becoming “a miserable slave” to the U.S….

 The Journal explained that, in its research, it was "able to review detailed notes taken by some participants as well as classified assessments that European intelligence agencies gave leaders struggling to navigate the new Washington."

 One of those from Southern Europe read: “You are not dealing with an administration that has processes; you are dealing with a single volatile individual.”

 ….It described a "succession of leaders" that came to the White House using the same talking points in an effort to "mold" Trump. During one such visit with Macron, the men were together for hours and Trump appeared open to his ideas until there was an outright meltdown in the Oval Office.

 "They used a tablet to dial into a video call led by Justin Trudeau. But as the Canadian prime minister was talking, Trump, frustrated with a technical issue that prevented him from chiming in, lobbed the device over the Resolute Desk and onto the floor," the Journal wrote of an official present at the time.