Australian Diplomat Flips Back Trump’s Appraisal of French First Lady
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was asked in a televised interview how she would react if Mr. Trump told her, as he told Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France,
that she was in "good shape." "I’d be taken aback, I think," Ms. Bishop said.
By ADAM BAIDAWIJULY 17, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s foreign minister briefly put diplomacy aside on Sunday with a sly retort to comments
that President Trump made about the physical appearance of the first lady of France.
I wonder if she could say the same of him." Asked whether she found the remark "condescending," Ms. Bishop demurred
and said she would not comment on the conversation between Mr. Trump and Ms. Macron.
Last month, speaking on the phone with the new prime minister of Ireland, he interrupted his conversation to remark
that a female Irish journalist "has a nice smile on her face." Russell Goldman contributed reporting from Hong Kong.
Bishop said that We share a common view on many issues, so we will continue to work very closely with the Trump administration,