{"id":1728,"date":"2026-06-16T22:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:37:56","slug":"agony-as-befuddled-trump-implodes-on-the-world-stage-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"Agony as ‘befuddled’ Trump ‘implodes’ on the world stage: report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former MS NOW analyst David Shuster said Trump\u2019s \u201cword salad and cognitive confusion\u201d was undeniably on display at this week\u2019s G7 summit in France.<\/p>\n

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Shuster had plenty of fodder to choose from at the event. While speaking with the Emir of Qatar Trump launched into a rambling geography lesson that would fail most any 7th<\/sup> Grader.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with Qatar and the people of Qatar was really a pleasure,\u201d Trump told Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. \u201cThey were tough and strong. They are the closest to Iran, physically. With other countries I\u2019ve noticed they\u2019ve got to travel about 45 minutes to get there. But you, you can walk right across the border.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo. You cannot walk across the border from Qatar to Iran because they are separated by the Persian Gulf,\u201d Shuster informed viewers of his Rebel HQ podcast. \u201cDid Trump confuse Qatar with Kuwait or Iraq? Who knows? And who knows where Trump\u2019s mind was as he sat around the table with G7 members for a working meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shuster then cited the brutal tableside moment when French President Emmanuel Macron asked participants to turn and face the cameras. Trump ignored the request, seeming oblivious and spacing out despite the whole table facing forward in expectation. Shuster pointed out that Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared to be fumbling with a notebook and was looking down, and it only appeared that Trump bounced back and took notice of the camera op after Meloni faced the camera and smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly then did Trump seem to snap out of it and catch on,\u201d said Shuster.<\/p>\n

Shuster also referenced the long, painful moment Trump took clutching at the hand of Macron\u2019s wife Brigitte Macron and holding it awkwardly \u201ca full 15 seconds before releasing it,\u201d even as the first lady made efforts to pull back.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs everybody can see Trump has gained some weight since his last G-7 summit,\u201d said Shuster adding identifying arrows to the president\u2019s protuberant belly and hips. \u201cBut it\u2019s his confusion that has taken world leaders and international leaders by storm. At the end of the G7 arrival photo op, Trump was told to exist stage left. He wandered to the right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other side,\u201d international leaders called out to him before he wandered off. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis way,\u201d urged Macron.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be fair these large photo ops can be confusing for everybody, but Donald Trump\u2019s physical appearance, including his weight, the heavy makeup on his hand and his befuddled facial expressions are getting noticed,\u201d said Shuster. \u201cAnd Trump\u2019s apparent health challenges are raising more questions about his judgement, or lack of judgement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes Donald Trump really know or understand what is in the emerging Iran peace deal?\u201d demanded Shuster. \u201cDoes Trump even remember why he took the U.S. to war with Iran to begin with?\u201d<\/p>\n

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