was in a prickly mood as he sat down for an interview with Politico , which he made clear he was only doing because Politico had named him “the most influential person shaping Europe.”

“Why would I talk about that to Politico ? I’m doing this because you picked me as the man for Europe, and I thought it was an appropriate thing to do,” Trump harumphed. The resulting story was headlined , “The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers.”

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