Finally, turning to Europe, Obama’s flippant attitude concerning alleged US surveillance of the European Union and its member states shows that American exceptionalism is alive and well. Instead of acknowledging the legitimacy of European concerns, he shrugged them off as a frivolity: “[I] guarantee you that in European capitals, there are people who are interested in, if not what I had for breakfast, at least what my talking points might be should I end up meeting with their leaders.”
最后，回到欧洲，奥巴马关于美国被控监视欧盟及其成员国问题的轻率态度表明美国的例外主义（exceptionalism）风头正劲。奥巴马非但没有承认欧洲担忧的合理性，反而认为这是无关紧要的小事：“（我）向你们保证，在欧洲各国首都都有这样的人，他们即便不想知道我早餐吃了什么，至少也很有兴趣知道我在与他们的领导人会面后说了哪些要点。”