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    What Did Trump Accomplish on His First Foreign Trip?

    Some firm handshakes, forced smiles, and awkward sword dances. In short, nothing.
    by Eliot A. Cohen May 28, 2017 5 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Let’s hear it for the Rainbow Tour
    It’s been an incredible success
    We weren’t quite sure, we had a few doubts

    Will Evita win through?
    But the answer is yes

    There you are, I told you so
    Makes no difference where she goes
    The whole world over just the same
    Just listen to them call her name
    And who would underestimate the actress now?

    —Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Evita

    Like Donald Trump, Juan and Eva Perón were populists. They seem to have shared Trump’s understanding of the purposes of philanthropy (for more, read up about the Eva Perón Foundation) and the importance of fiscal probity. And like Eva in 1947, Donald Trump has just completed a glitzy overseas trip.

    It had ample farcical episodes: the Saudi king, the dictator of Egypt, and the president of the United States placing their hands on

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