Trump diplomats bashing Europe get sharp reply: Butt out

Wall Street Journal: President Trump’s diplomats are increasingly willing to chastise Europeans in public. The response from authorities here has been sharp: Mind your own business.

Trump’s envoys have cast aside decades of tradition that call for diplomats to avoid meddling—at least publicly—in the politics of their host country. As the guarantors of European security, U.S. officials have long prodded European politicians on various issues—but usually behind closed doors and rarely with the bluntness of Trump’s diplomats…

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