Trump specializes in the diplomatic theater of the absurd Not since Barack Obama held a press conference dressed as the Man from Del Monte has a suit played such a critical role in US politics. But there it was, after the spring press conference incident, President Zelensky arrived in Washington, DC wearing a suit. The “YMCA”-loving Trump administration is hardly batting off the accusations of campness given its fixation with menswear. Still, Zelensky came, as did all of Europe. All the