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US President Trump in Washington: "Very sad moment for me"
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Almond Ngan / AFP
The production is operetta-like, almost smack-comedic, and despite the many flags it seems improvised - as if you were not in the White House, but somewhere on a stage where a few jokers have decided to re-enact a performance by the US President.
"The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" is playing off the tape, a patriotic march from the 19th century, the melody sounds a little tinny.
But it's the real Trump speaking.
Not an impersonator.
And it is in the real White House, it is Wednesday morning German time, the first appearance of the Potus, that is the English acronym for the President of the United States, after the polling stations have closed.
Potus, that somehow suits him.
It sounds a bit like a late Roman emperor.
And not "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic", the dark "Imperial March" from "Star Wars" would have been more appropriate for this ceremony: Potus will give a speech that has been feared for months because it has been announced for months.
And yet it is unexpected in this violence.
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