It is less than a week since Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the United States. To add to the shock, Mr Trump himself is now making almost daily statements which, in some cases, mark changes of direction or tone, few of which can yet be treated as definitive. Nevertheless, just because Mr Johnson acted foolishly, it does not follow that Europe is right to get on its high horse about Mr Trump. In reality, though, it does not matter whether Theresa May was first, ninth or 90th in the list of heads of government to speak to Mr Trump. Nor does it matter whether Nigel Farage and his entourage got to see Mr Trump before an elected British politician did.

Source: The Guardian November 14, 2016 19:55 UTC