Posted on 11/21/2016 5:17:40 PM PST by RummyChick
BUENOS AIRES--Argentine President Mauricio Macri, who has maintained close ties with Donald Trump for many years, warned against optimism that the U.S. president-elect will take a flexible stance after his inauguration.
“(Trump) is a bold and aggressive person who pushes his pet theories and pushes through them,” Macri, 57, said in an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun on Nov. 18, before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official visit to Argentina.
Like Trump, 70, Macri used to be a businessman. He has gotten to know Trump’s personality and management skills since the 1980s.
During the U.S. election campaign, Macri expressed his support for Hillary Clinton, calling Trump an “eccentric person.”
The Democrat was expected to follow the course of U.S. President Barack Obama, but Republican Trump scored an upset victory in the Nov. 8 election.
Macri said he called Trump to offer his congratulations.
“He won the election while making many people his enemy. That shows that his capabilities and insights are excellent,” Macri said.
Trump welcomed his call, he added.
Following are excerpts from the interview:
(Excerpt) Read more at asahi.com ...
President Trump has pretty much been saying the exact same things since 1987; no reason whatsoever to expect he would change now.
That is exactly why I voted for Trump.
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