Trump Claims Europeans See Him as Their Leader

President Donald Trump, during a White House gathering on Thursday, highlighted his administration's foreign policy achievements, asserting that the United States is regaining international respect and has played a key role in resolving global crises. Addressing the annual Congressional Ball, Trump claimed that European leaders increasingly look to Washington for direction. "The European nations are reporting that your president might as well be the leader of the European nations also," he said. "They listen to us, and they respect us like they’ve never respected us before." Trump also claimed the US had "solved eight wars" and hinted at diplomatic intervention in tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. He emphasized maintaining strong global relations while accusing some countries of exploiting the US. "We’ve been ripped off by a lot of them for a lot of years," he stated.