‘Surely it won’t happen’: world leaders express shock, disbelief and dread at the mere thought of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
The Guardian: President Trump fills world leaders with fear: 'It's gone from funny to really scary'
Most of the world seems to agree a Donald Trump presidency is a disturbing possibility that would inflict unthinkable damage, Guardian reporters found.
Dangerous, foolish, irrational, scary, terrifying, irresponsible, a clown, a disaster. These are just some of the words used to describe the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency by politicians, diplomats and analysts around the world.
As the businessman gave his first major policy address since becoming frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, Guardian correspondents in Washington and around the globe asked the international community whether it was prepared for the swaggering billionaire to occupy the White House.
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WNU Editor: The German foreign minister is the latest to criticize Donald Trump .... German foreign minister criticizes Trump's 'America first' foreign policy (Reuters). What's my take on this issue .... I am still keeping an open mind on both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton .... and as for world leaders afraid of a President Donald Trump .... I am old enough to remember when they were saying the same thing about Ronald Reagan before the 1980 Presidential election.