Reporter to Greece PM: You said of a Trump presidency, "I hope we will not face this evil."— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2017
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CNN: Once-critical Greek PM praises Trump over 'common values'
Washington (CNN)When President Donald Trump sat for talks Tuesday with his left-wing Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, he faced a man who last year warned his own citizens that Trump represented an "evil" raft of ideas with no place in western democracy.
Now that Trump is President, Tsipras finds himself among the club of world leaders hoping to paper over their election-year criticisms of the billionaire businessman, who is known to carry a grudge and remember even the smallest slight.
Speaking in the Rose Garden after their meeting, Tsipras downplayed his election-year remarks, insisting he's ready now to partner with Trump.
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WNU Editor: From commenting last year that he hoped he "would not face this evil" (i.e. Trump) .... to praising him today over "common values" .... you just cannot make this up. But in all fairness to Greek Prime Minister Tsipras .... he came to power because the establishment in Greece utterly destroyed the country's finances .... and it has been an incredibly difficult job for him ever since. AS to today's meeting, what I find interesting about the two men is that they have a lot in common. Both are anti-establishment figures with a populist message, and both are despised and hated by the elites in their country.
Update: I like Zero Hedge's take on this Trump-Tsipras meeting today .... Trump Meets Tsipras, "Evil" Awkwardness Follows (Zero Hedge).