Trump's Surreal Press Conference: From Marble to Bin Laden to a Lawmaker's Cancer
Guerre, marbre, Ben Laden, rideaux et cancer... La conférence de presse surréaliste de Donald Trump
Summary
Donald Trump held a chaotic press conference on the 17th day of the Middle East war, delivering rambling monologues on topics ranging from construction projects and marble to Osama bin Laden, curtains, and the undisclosed cancer diagnosis of a lawmaker. The event, which Trump had billed as a formal press conference, was widely described as surreal and incoherent. It underscored growing concerns about the president's communication style amid an active regional conflict.
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