The problem with allies is they confuse compromise with me pretending to agree. by Charles de Gaulle

You called one briefing a constitutional crisis and one tea break a betrayal.

I respect the conviction, Charles, but the room does not need a second flagpole.

He says hobby the way other men say emergency.

America loves consensus because it is easier than having standards.

I tried diplomacy and you looked at me like I’d brought a tank to a garden party.

That is the tallest sentence ever spoken by a man who walked into every room like a verdict.

I did not. I looked at you like you were underestimating France, which is a hobby of yours.