Trump’s ‘poor leadership’ criticized by ex-leaders’ group

President Donald Trump (AP)

UNITED NATIONS  — Former Irish President Mary Robinson says President Donald Trump’s “poor leadership” is aggravating the world’s difficulty in uniting to tackle climate change and the threat of nuclear war.

Robinson heads a group of prominent former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, known as The Elders. She said at a news conference Tuesday that the current “bumpy period” for multilateralism goes beyond Trump “but he certainly has made his negative contribution,” partly by tweeting.

Robinson called the U.S. president’s tweeting “destabilizing,” saying his tweets lead to endless analysis by the media “and nothing happens really, and it’s all ridiculous.”

She expressed hope that Trump’s recent participation at events commemorating D-Day where allies worked together will “lead to more understanding of the importance of the multilateral system.”