Tyler Pager and Shawn McCreesh in NYT: ‘President Trump’s head-spinning appearance at the NATO Summit in Ankara on Wednesday began with him insulting vast swaths of Europe (…) and finished just hours later with him declaring that the whole thing had been one big kumbaya session.’

And: ‘Describing his meetings behind closed doors, he boasted: “They said, ‘Sir, we love you.’ These are grown people saying that. Isn’t that nice?”’

On Iran: ‘“They’re cuckoo,” Mr. Trump said, tapping an index finger against his cranium.’ The NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, sat impassively by his side, legs crossed and hands clasped over one knee.’

On Spain: ‘“Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits,” Mr. Trump said.

He did not say what he meant by visits, and he did not acknowledge that the 27-nation European Union (…) includes Spain.’

Trump is the greatest ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ of the 21st century. No competition.

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