Outgoing French ambassador compares Trump to Louis XIV: 'Unpredictable, uninformed'

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The outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. compared President Trump’s administration to King Louis XIV’s court, calling Trump a “whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed” leader.

Gérard Araud, who is retiring after a 37-year career, said trying to understand the Trump White House is like trying to understand the French monarch known as the Sun King during a new interview with The Guardian released Friday.

“You have an old king, a bit whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed, but he wants to be the one deciding," Araud said.
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