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The Blue Flower

(6,306 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2018, 03:46 PM Nov 2018

French official scrap seating arrangements to thwart trump-putin meeting [View all]

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/french-officials-thwart-trump-putin-meeting-scrapping-lunch-seating-arrangements-last-minute-report

French officials reportedly threw a wrench into a potential lunch meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin on Sunday by seating the two away from each other.

The BBC reported that French officials made a “last minute” change to lunch seating arrangements after the two shook hands at a World War I remembrance.

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I'd say that Macron is tending to European security right now.

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French official scrap seating arrangements to thwart trump-putin meeting [View all] The Blue Flower Nov 2018 OP

"I'm going to have to separate you two if you can't behave!" The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

Didn't the fake prez do that last time he was in Europe? BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #2

This made me smile Gothmog Nov 2018 #3

There's a reason that French was the language of diplomacy. n/t Julian Englis Nov 2018 #4

That's problem. The Russians placed the next payment under the previously arranged chair for Drumpt. kairos12 Nov 2018 #5

Rand Paul can always pick it up on his next visit FakeNoose Nov 2018 #10

We'll have to see if trump pushes someone out of the way world wide wally Nov 2018 #6

Sadly, it's all so high school... LakeArenal Nov 2018 #7

DFT had to sit at the kiddies table RainCaster Nov 2018 #8

Smart move, President Macron. roamer65 Nov 2018 #9

Vive la France! raging moderate Nov 2018 #11

and, touche! spooky3 Nov 2018 #12

He is the host... paleotn Nov 2018 #13

But baby donnie brought his pee-residential knee pads to this meeting Fritz Walter Nov 2018 #14