Australian Diplomat Flips Back Trump’s Appraisal of French First Lady<br />Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was asked in a televised interview how she would react if Mr. Trump told her, as he told Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France,<br />that she was in "good shape." "I’d be taken aback, I think," Ms. Bishop said.<br />By ADAM BAIDAWIJULY 17, 2017<br />SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s foreign minister briefly put diplomacy aside on Sunday with a sly retort to comments<br />that President Trump made about the physical appearance of the first lady of France.<br />I wonder if she could say the same of him." Asked whether she found the remark "condescending," Ms. Bishop demurred<br />and said she would not comment on the conversation between Mr. Trump and Ms. Macron.<br />Last month, speaking on the phone with the new prime minister of Ireland, he interrupted his conversation to remark<br />that a female Irish journalist "has a nice smile on her face." Russell Goldman contributed reporting from Hong Kong.<br />Bishop said that We share a common view on many issues, so we will continue to work very closely with the Trump administration,
