President Donald Trump shoved Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro out of the way as he moved to the front of the group while visiting NATO headquarters.
Video:
Did Trump just shove another NATO leader to be in the front of the group? pic.twitter.com/bL1r2auELd
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 25, 2017
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Slow motion video:
Slo-mo: Trump appears to push aside/shove another NATO leader to get to the front of the group. pic.twitter.com/K0OC6QnEL4
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 25, 2017
And Republicans wonder where candidates like Greg Gianforte got the idea that physical assault is perfectly appropriate from.
The answer is in the video above.
For his part, the Prime Minister of Montenegro responded by giving Trump a little lower back shove disguised as a greeting shove back.
Trump is on the big stage now, and world leaders aren’t going to be intimidated by his ego stroking 1980s power games, but the Republican Party is clearly being shaped by his behavior.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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