'It had to be very simple': The EU reportedly used colorful flash cards to explain trade policy to Trump

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• European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly used colorful cue cards to explain global-trade policy to President Donald Trump.
• The Wall Street Journal reported that Juncker had around a dozen simple cards, all brightly colored and containing minimal information.
• Trump is known for disliking lengthy memos and documents which contain too much detail.

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly used colorful cue cards to explain issues of global-trade policy to President Donald Trump during their meeting earlier this week.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday evening, Juncker and his team used the cards to simplify complex issues for the president as a means of getting their points across as effectively as possible. 

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