is astounding gjohn.
What was considered wrong by the many, is now condoned by the few with even fewer repercussions.
We are owned.
My apologies for inserting a video that I have posted recently. When it fits, you pound a square peg into a round hole.
[video:https://youtu.be/hYY-a0_Bb9Y]

is working on a "Defense Pact". Why do they agree to it now? Is that in competition to the NATO or cooperation with them on cyber intelligence? I can't embed the DW video in that article here, but have a look. Can you imagine something more confusing than that? Also for more context read "Can PESCO provide a new European identity?

Look what CNN coverage made out of it.

Also on the list is a “crisis response operation core,” which is described by diplomats as a project to “pre-identify forces that you could deploy in case of need.”

Diplomats have long been concerned about the tension between Germany and France (me: that is bullshit, imo, and manipulation by the US to drive up a wedge between EU membership countries)

According to the list, Germany is the lead country on the crisis response project, but “it’s a game between the French and the Germans,” said a diplomat closely involved in the discussions. “It’s actually more of a French thing and it has an ultimate link with Macron’s idea to create an intervention force.”

“French officials are using it as an example of what Pesco [as the military pact is known in EU jargon] is about,” another diplomat said.

What has that to do with Trump's request to move the US embassy to Jerusalem? Most of the EU countries refuse so far to follow Trump's request.

European leaders refuse to take Trump’s lead on Jerusalem recognition - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Brussels Monday seeking a similar endorsement from the European Union. He did not get it. (It's worth a read, imo.)

Yesterday's (Monday night's) German evening news, visuals and body language as well as facial expression clearly showed how "not happy" Federica Mogherini, European Union High Representative, was about Netanyahu's visit in Brussel (me: Natanyahu was not invited)

I can't find the clip anymore. Here (unfortunatly only in German) some of Monday night's coverage.

Jerusalem-Frage - Netanjahu beißt in Brüssel auf Granit - Datum: 11.12.2017 11:02 Uhr - Donald Trump mag auf seiner Seite sein. Die EU ist es nicht. Im Gegenteil: Bei seinem Besuch in Brüssel bläst Israels Ministerpräsidenten Benjamin Netanjahu kalter Wind entgegen. (my lax translation: 'Netanyahu bites on granite - Trump may be on his side. The EU is not. Contrary: During his visit in Brussels cold wind is blowing into Netanyahu's face')

or this coverage in the German Radio station Deutschland Funk:

Netanyahu bei der EU - spannungsgeladenes Frühstück11.12.2017 | 3 Min. | Quelle: Deutschlandfunk (this the German Deutschland Funk Radio - too much for me to translate - for those who might understand it).

BTW when I tried to google about Netanyahu's visit in Brussels or Trumps request to the EU to follow him on his request to move their embassies to Jerusalem, I got mostly articles from politico.eu. Why? Can't stand the whole mess.

Oh well, I wonder, how long it will take til the EU countries one by one fall on their knees to lick Trump's and Netanyahu's feet.

To answer your question, gjohnsit, yes, he is more a madman than others, because he is predictably an unpredictable madman and folks hate that more than predictably predictable madmen (ie the other US politicians' and presidents dealings with Russia, Korea, Iran or Israel).