After Trump Said He “Solved” The War Between Azerbaijan And Albania, The Leaders Of Those Countries Are Seemingly Mocking Him In A Private Discussion
“World diplomacy these days: solved over a Trump punchline and a handshake.”
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Recently, President Trump has touted that he “solved wars that were unsolvable,” including wars between “Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, and the Congo and Rwanda.” But in a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and an interview with Fox News last month, he seemingly misspoke, saying he’d also ended a war between Azerbaijan and Albania.
Well, the gaffe does not appear to have gone unnoticed. This week, during the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Copenhagen, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, and Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, were seen joking about it with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The three men were caught on video chatting at the event, as Rama said to Macron, “You should make an apology to him — to us,” as he gestured to Aliyev.
President Macron seemingly looked surprised for a moment, and then Rama continued, “Because you didn’t congratulate us on the peace deal that President Trump made between Albania and Azerbaijan,” as they all began to laugh.
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“I am sorry for that,” Macron said.
“And he worked very hard, very hard,” Rama continued, as Macron playfully slapped his cheek before he turned to walk away.
Unsurprisingly, people have a lot to say about the clip. “World diplomacy these days: solved over a Trump punchline and a handshake.”
“I’m confused because trump said countries were laughing at us when Biden and Obama were president. Are we respected now???”
“It sucks that the world is laughing at us but I get it because it is very funny if you’re not living through it.”
Even elected representatives shared their thoughts on the video. “They are laughing at us,” said Representative Eric Swalwell.
Governor Newsom’s press office said, “UNDER TRUMP, AMERICA IS BEING LAUGHED AT”
You can see the full video below.
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