Why is Trump so obsessed with other men’s looks?

As a good negotiator, the U.S. president makes intensive use of the compliment, even when it is perfectly interesting and superficial.

The Financial Times remembers the numerous appreciations of the US leader for the charm of the males he meets and tries to analyze the reasons for these often arise...

Why is Trump so obsessed with other men’s looks?

Flattery is only part of the story for a president who behaves like the star of his own movie

"If Ivanka wasn't my daughter, I might date her," Donald Trump said before he first became president. In the White House, he often gushed to his aides about Ivanka's boobs and ass, or what it must be like to have sex with her. His chief of staff, General John Kelly, preferred to...

Donald Trump’s bill, which cuts taxes and increases debt, is not the only thing the U.S. president considers beautiful. His tour of the Gulf at the beginning of this year’s...

During a recent tour of the Gulf countries, President Donald Trump again drew attention to his tendency to publicly compliment on the appearance of men. He called Syria's president "young and attractive", the chapter of the UAE "excellent," and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the Emir of Qatar described it as "high, beautiful and smart guys." Such comments, which are increasingly heard in Trump's speeches, raise questions about their motiva…