Trump offends Europe with diplomatic snub revealed at George H.W. Bush's funeral

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• President Donald Trump's administration caused offense across the Atlantic with a surprise snub of the European Union's ambassador to the US at George H.W. Bush's funeral.
• The Trump administration has downgraded the EU's diplomatic status in Washington, meaning they're no longer treated with the high regard Obama's administration gave them and have been missing out on invitations to events.
• The EU ambassador to the US figured this out when his name was called dead last to pay respects to former President George H.W. Bush at his December 5 funeral.
• Trump has often gotten undiplomatic with Europe's leaders or outright mocked them, and his State Department harshly criticized the bloc in December.

President Donald Trump's administration caused offense across the Atlantic with a surprise snub of the European Union's ambassador to the US at George H.W. Bush's funeral in the latest perceived repudiation of former President Barack Obama's cozy relationship with Brussels. 

In late 2018 the EU's diplomat to the US, David O'Sullivan, noticed something strange. After weeks of missing invitations for diplomatic events, O'Sullivan heard his name called dead last out of more than 150 diplomats to pay respects at Bush's funeral on December 5, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported.

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