Trump meets with Spain's prime minister, calls him president in thank you tweet

Trump shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
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President Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy met at the White House on Tuesday, and afterward they said in a joint news conference that they had discussed fighting terrorism, North Korea, and other threats to democracy. Nevertheless, it was presumably a nice meeting. Trump thanked Rajoy in a tweet Tuesday evening, referring to him as "President MarianoraJoy."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.