Rendezvous between world leaders are usually snooze-fests, particularly in this era where social media teams of all world leaders are hellbent on manufacturing content to make them look hip or cool. But if there’s one world leader who needs absolutely no push to generate content, it’s Donald Trump. Over the years, Trump has given moment after moment of pure unadulterated joy while interacting with world leaders.
Like the time when he met North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and demanded that the cameraman make them look “thin and beautiful”. Or when he met Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa and, in peak Trumpian fashion, reportedly gifted him cologne and a perfume for his wife before asking about his personal life. And his most recent performance didn’t disappoint either. When asked why the administration didn’t warn Iran before strikes, Trump turned to Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and quipped: “Why didn’t you warn us about Pearl Harbor?”
