Empujón de Trump a líder montenegrino provoca ira en los medios balcánicos

When Donald Trump barged past the leader of NATO’s next member to bask in the media spotlight at the alliance’s summit, footage of the incident soon flooded the internet.

     The U.S. president was caught on camera jostling Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic out of the way to secure a prominent spot for a photo opportunity as NATO heads of state gathered Thursday in Brussels. While White House spokesman Sean Spicer said he hadn’t seen the video, the press in and around the tiny Balkan country weren’t amused.

     “America First!” cried one CNN affiliate in the region, while Montenegro’s Vijesti newspaper said Trump purposely “removed” Markovic to hog the limelight. In neighboring Serbia, the Alo tabloid called the move “brutal,” with the Blic newspaper claiming Trump wanted to “show who’s in charge.”

     Montenegro, a nation of 600,000 people, is set to become NATO’s 29th member on June 5, the third former Yugoslav republic to join the alliance after Slovenia and Croatia. Historic affinity to Russia has soured over NATO accession, with the Kremlin denying allegations it backed a failed coup attempt in October to overthrow Montenegro’s pro-Western leadership.