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...That doesn't mean Donald Trump should invite their prime ministers to his inauguration.

Why not?

It is his inauguration.

I would hope that any high-ranking official of any nation that wanted to show solidarity with the new United States would be invited to the inauguration. They are coming to show respect to the US and to Trump. A welcome change from the kenyan.

In some instances, he is showing mutual respect for their country. In some cases, he is not. This will be sorted out in the seating arrangements.

This is a lot smarter diplomacy, on day one, than Obama showed in his entire life.

He's not being inaugurated as CEO of the Trump Organization. He's being inaugurated as President of the United States. It's OUR inauguration. I'm paying for it, too. Nobody has to listen to me, but don't you think this at least gives me the right to offer an opinion about who should be there?

I would hope that any high-ranking official of any nation that wanted to show solidarity with the new United States would be invited to the inauguration. They are coming to show respect to the US and to Trump. A welcome change from the kenyan.

Please send me a list of all the nations whose leaders have been invited to the inauguration. This thread is about a single leader from a single nation who Trump's team is looking to invite to the inauguration. I'm not aware of any others, and if there aren't any others than this isn't smart diplomacy at all -- it's disastrous diplomacy.