EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He was treated to full royal pageantry in London, an aerial tour of the sites of the Normandy landings in France and a round of golf at his luxury resort on the coast of Ireland. Now, it’s back to reality for Donald Trump. A growing number of political troubles are greeting the president as he returns to Washington, fresh off a five-day swing through France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where he and his adult children enjoyed a series of elaborate affairs. Trump’s lengthy foreign trip — one of the last he’s expected to make before launching his reelection campaign later this month — was seen as a roaring success among his aides. But it didn’t take long for the president to refocus on former special counsel Robert Mueller and his feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he wrapped up his visit, trampling on positive news coverage he had received for his speech on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In a series of early-morning tweets, Trump quoted Fox News’ Sean Hannity describing Mueller’s report on Russian election meddling as ‘pure political garbage’ and claimed the report was ‘totally biased’ against him.”
–Gabby Orr, “Trump dropping back into harsh reality after royal treatment abroad,” Politico, June 7, 2019 12:58 pm