国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Will meeting of two Donalds narrow transatlantic rift?
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> -- <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hellhole">hellhole</span>," <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>" -- <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="values">values</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span>-<span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="capitals">capitals</span> <span word="scramble">scramble</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="nationality">nationality</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="pessimism">pessimism</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rift">rift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nadir">nadir</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Transatlantic">Transatlantic</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p>
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