World Leaders ‘Appreciate a Strong President’
Ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month, Ambassador Monica Crowley said Wednesday that foreign leaders appreciate Trump’s direct approach to diplomacy and clearly understand where the United States stands under his leadership.
At Breitbart News’ political event Wednesday titled “Celebrating American Greatness,” Crowley address Trump planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in May and said the president would enter the negotiations from a position of strength.
“He holds all the cards for this meeting,” Crowley said. “This is exactly where we want the U.S. president to start a serious two-day conversation with Xi Jinping, as he realigns the entire global power structure.”
Crowley said Xi acknowledged Trump’s position ahead of the talks.
“Xi Jinping understands that as well, and that’s why you haven’t seen a lot of turmoil or complications coming from Beijing in terms of what we’re doing around the world, not just in the Middle East with Iran, but also with Venezuela and so on.” “, she said. “You haven’t seen Xi Jinping openly complaining about it or trying to retaliate in any way.”
Trump announced in March that he foreseen to meet with Xi in Beijing on May 14-15 after previously saying his administration had asked to delay the meeting “for about a month” due to the ongoing war in Iran. In a Truth Social article at the time, Trump said he looked forward to “spending time with” Xi and described the visit as a “monumental event.” Trump also said he and First Lady Melania Trump would later host Xi and his wife, Madam Peng Liyuan, in Washington, DC.
Crowley, who is chief of protocol, also spoke about his interactions with foreign leaders before, during and after meetings with Trump.
“I can tell you that these leaders, even though there are serious political and ideological differences with him, his administration and with America, they all appreciate a strong American president because they understand exactly where they stand with him and with this country,” Crowley said.
She said Trump’s direct communication style brought clarity to foreign leaders.
“President Trump leaves no question marks on anything,” Crowley said. “He tells you exactly what he believes, exactly where he stands, and he will tell you the truth.”
Crowley went on to praise Trump’s candor in office.
“President Trump is, dare I say, other than George Washington and maybe Abraham Lincoln, the most honest president we have ever had,” she said. “Now you may not like what he tells you. The truth hurts. Sometimes the truth can be very brutal. Sometimes we all know it’s true. You may not like what he says. You may not like the way he tells you the truth, but he will always tell you the truth.”
“And all the world leaders, whether it’s President Putin or President Xi Jinping, all understand President Trump and know exactly what their position is on him,” she added.
