Posted on 04/14/2015 5:11:44 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
The foreign ministers of Germany and France appear to publicly back Hillary Clinton’s bid for the US presidency.
Laurent Fabius of France and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany offered unusual praise for Clinton, who on Sunday revealed she was joining the race to replace Barack Obama at the helm of US government.
They were joined by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president.
Fabius described Clinton as “an exceptional woman for a job that requires exceptional qualities”, a comment Reuters called a “rare show of support from a French official to a candidate for a crucial foreign election”.
It came after Steinmeier on Sunday wished Clinton success in an op-ed in Bild, Germany’s top-selling daily paper. “Hillary Clinton ... has profiled herself not only as a reliable partner for Europe and as friend of Germany, but she has also proven she has sure instincts in world crises – from Afghanistan to the Middle East,” he wrote.
“With Hillary Clinton, there is a woman running who is a master of the craft of politics like few other people. Above all in foreign affairs,” wrote Steinmeier, according to Reuters.
The interventions from the top diplomats of two European countries were unusual, but fell short of breaking diplomatic protocol, said Quentin Peel, European fellow at Chatham House, a foreign policy thinktank.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Funny...sorry foreign leaders... you’ll be disappointed when Cruz wins...
STFU foreign leaders...
WE. DON’T. LIKE. HER.
Maybe they can get her a Nobel Peace Prize for getting elected?
Oh my gosh, I KNOW, right?
I never think or do anything until I know what the European Leaders think!
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