{"id":63799,"date":"2018-08-27T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63799"},"modified":"2018-08-27T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:20:08","slug":"trump-i-dont-want-to-meet-someone-as-lifeless-as-buhari-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/trump-i-dont-want-to-meet-someone-as-lifeless-as-buhari-again\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP: I don&#8217;t Want To Meet Someone As Lifeless As Buhari Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The US president, Donald Trump, referred to Nigeria\u2019s Muhamadu Buhari as<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u2018lifeless\u2019 while instructing his aides after a meeting with the Nigerian<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">leader in April reports the Financial Times.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe first meeting, with Nigeria\u2019s ailing 75-year-old Muhammadu Buhari in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">April, ended with the US president telling aides he never wanted to meet<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">someone so lifeless again, according to three people familiar with the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">matter.\u201d Says the report.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The report explains that Trump was somewhat displeased with Buhari\u2019s<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">disposition during their meeting and instructed his (Trump\u2019s) aides to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">never arrange a meeting with such a lifeless leader anymore.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Muhamadu Buhari, who is 75 and sick came to power for a second time, after<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">ruling as a dictator in 1984, after defeating Goodluck Jonathan,60, in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">2015. The nations\u2019s economy has suffered setbacks under him including a<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">drilling recession that saw the naira diminished before the dollar till<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">date (360 naira to one dollar).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Buhari came to power with huge promises which included ending medical<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">tourism. Sadly, he has visited London four times for medical checkups<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">while president. 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