“The Moment Called For Trump To Stand Up For America. He Chose To Bow," Dan Balz

“The moment called for Trump to stand up for America. He chose to bow,” by Dan Balz: “On a day when the setting called for a show of strength and resolve from an American president, Trump instead offered deference, defensiveness, equivocation and weakness. If anyone can recall a performance by a U.S. president that rivaled the one seen around the world Monday, let them come forward. … That’s not to say it will fundamentally change the course of his presidency, given the fluidity of events, the reality that attention spans are short and the probability of more shocks from various directions that will put the focus elsewhere.