“She had no extra surprises for him; the surprising in her behaviour was the one factor to count on,” Henry James wrote in his novel Daisy Miller. Leaders coping with Donald Trump absolutely recognise the sentiment. James’s character was a younger American out of her depth in Europe, falling sufferer to prejudices. Mr Trump is a real-world downside, and this time, Europe is battered by the prejudices and vengefulness of the American.
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