AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Earlier we told you that President Elect Donald Trump may as well be sworn into office right now, because he's already playing the part of world leader in France today for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. The handshakes and body language when Trump met Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (who decided not to dress for the occasion) spoke volumes.
Trump also met other world leaders at the reopening and set the stage for the next four years:
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Monica Crowley @MonicaCrowley
One by one, world leaders rise to greet President Trump.
This is what respect for our President and country looks like.
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CSPAN @cspan
President-elect Trump greets Prince William at Notre Dame Cathedral Re-Opening in Paris, France.
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As for President Biden, yesterday Karine Jean-Pierre said that he had a "scheduling conflict" and wouldn't be attending the cathedral reopening in France, and apparently the White House doesn't care how that looks:
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Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze
I know we're long past any more assumptions that Joe Biden is still acting in charge of anything, but it seems weird that our devout Catholic president is not attending this re-opening alongside other world leaders.
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President-elect Trump arrives at Notre Dame Cathedral Re-Opening in Paris, France.
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There is representation from the Biden family in France today, just not from Joe:
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RNC Research @RNCResearch
Jill, Ed.D., shows up at Notre Dame in Paris after Joe Biden declined to attend.
President Trump is there representing the leadership of the United States instead.
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Maybe Joe stayed behind to help prepare a whole bunch of "preemptive pardons" or something.
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Steve Guest @SteveGuest
This picture says it all: Jill Biden was running the show instead of Joe.
Steve Cortes @CortesSteve
Amazing:
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It appears they've given up even trying to hide that fact now.
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We have no idea.
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Madison Maddytx76
Joe probably went to Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana.
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OOF!
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