Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven't seen. So it is a shocking experience to them that he came in to office.
Whether it's intentional or not, Trump regularly makes news for unprecedented and nonpresidential behavior.
George W. Bush is not a twit, but he does have twit tendencies.
Putin has made a habit of supporting far-right candidates who undermine his foes in Europe; perhaps he never could have imagined such a character taking root on American soil. Trump's reasons for aligning with Putin have been more innocent, if no less dangerous.
Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker and I worked with Mr. Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine matters at the express direction of the President of the United States. We did not want to work with Mr. Giuliani. Simply put, we played the hand we were dealt.
I came prepared to treat with a regular government and have had to do with a mob and mob leaders.
The Trump White House has employed several different strategies for sidestepping uncomfortable questions. There has been a rightward tilt at press conferences and briefings. At Q&A sessions with foreign heads of state, Trump has bypassed the country's biggest newsrooms and called on reporters from conservative outlets instead.
