Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein As President Donald Trump pushes the world, the world is learning to push back. Even before arriving in Brussels, for what could be his most confrontational trip yet, he berated NATO allies over their defense spending; didn't answer a question about whether British Prime Minister Theresa May should remain in power, and managed to perplex virtually everyone by saying his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin "may be the easiest of all." The president is on the ground during a time of particular turmoil in Europe, much of it driven from inside the U.S. allies' own borders. That may sharpen the bite carried by Trump. It has already prompted an unusual rebuke from the president of the European Council. "Dear America, appreciate your allies," Donald Tusk said Tuesday. "After all, you don't have that many." We've seen this before – an unconventional president who stokes tension with friends, then promotes friendship with enemies. The rest of the world is adjusting to the Trump style, but isn't necessarily in the mood or the position to accommodate his impulses. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks The decision by Democrats to level a multi-pronged attack against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee might backfire. A number of Senate Democrats expressed concern Tuesday over Judge Brett Kavanaugh's prior legal writings about presidential power, even suggesting Trump might have picked him because of his opinions about how ... Link to the full article to read more