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By Michael Birnbaum and Greg Jaffe November 18 at 8:00 AM
BRUSSELS California Gov. Jerry Browns recent trip to the capital of the European Union had all the trappings of a visit by a head of state he even got an upgraded title.
Mr. President, welcome in Brussels, Brown (D) was told this month as he exited his Mercedes van in front of the European Parliament in the spot usually reserved for national leaders. Then he was whisked off to a day of hearings, testimony and high-level meetings in the heart of European power.
Nearly a year into the Trump presidency, countries around the world are scrambling to adapt as the White House has struggled to fill key government positions, scaled back the State Department and upended old alliances. Now some nations are finding that even if they are frustrated by President Trumps Washington, they can still prosper from robust relations with the California Republic and a constellation of like-minded U.S. cities, some of which are bigger than European countries.
Browns 10-day trip to Europe, which ended Tuesday, was just the latest in a growing transatlantic back-and-forth that bypasses the Trump-era White House. In July, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio headlined a protest in Hamburg against the Group of 20. Several European countries have stationed ambassadors in Silicon Valley to boost trade ties.
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(15,682 posts)Mr. President, welcome in Brussels, Brown (D) was told this month..."
This makes me so proud of my Governor. I hope he and the other sane governors and mayors involved can mitigate some of the damages being done by our criminal WH squater until we have a real president in office again.
And this. Isn't this telling?
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(48,072 posts)Some good (Jerry Brown), some not so good (Putin).