Trump's 'elaborate' praise of Xi at China summit made U.S. look weak, ex-ambassador says (opens in new tab)

It's understandable that President Trump wanted to be polite and civil. He's visiting someone else's country. That's -- I think all Americans would want him to be polite and civil. But to effusively praise Xi Jinping as a great leader in positive terms and that he -- he, President Trump, will have a fantastic relationship with him, which is the word he used, I thought it was over the top. And from Chinese ears, it sounded like President Trump was a supplicant and therefore in a weakened posit...