The audacity of the American “resistance” seems to have been transferred to the world’s stage this week, after a number of elected leaders were seen on a candid bit if video footage allegedly bashing US President Donald Trump.
Here in the United States, we are blessed to possess the freedom of speech. We can say whatever we want, about whomever we want, just so long as we are not inciting hate speech or compelling violence. This liberty is one of the cornerstones of the American dream itself, and, whether we agree with what others have to say or not, it is our duty to defend their right to say it…full stop.
But there are consequences of course, and we saw that this week after a number of world leaders were caught gossiping about Donald Trump during a break in the official agenda for London’s NATO summit.
President Trump did not take the diss lightly.
President Trump called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” on Wednesday after Trudeau appeared to mock the president during a reception at Buckingham Palace.
The president also canceled a news conference that was scheduled to take place at the conclusion of the NATO summit.
“When today’s meetings are over, I will be heading back to Washington,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “We won’t be doing a press conference at the close of NATO because we did so many over the past two days.” He had previously signaled to reporters he might cancel the news conference, which was slated for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Trump and Trudeau had previously squabbled over the fall of ISIS during a tense, tandem press conference just a day earlier.
