second half of the article, which provided quite a few reviews of the reality of the situation, were ignored in your choice of quotations.
regards
Ian
so maybe that bit of background can put this into context.
"He is the closest thing that you will have to a French politician, with a certain diplomacy, a certain elegance," she [the head of the France chapter of Democrats Abroad, Constance Borde] said."He is more like a leader would be in Europe," Mr. Parmentier [director of the French Center on the United States] said. Asked in what way, he laughed and replied: "Well, he doesn?t look Texan." [emphasis mine]
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