He wore a rainbow pin on his lapel, a ring through his nose and a gold anchor around his neck. Nikos Giannopoulos cocked his head ever so slightly away from the president, toward a black lace fan he'd brought with him. When Rhode Island's teacher of the year took his turn in front of the camera with President Donald Trump in April, he struck a pose some took as an act of defiance: He visited White House as Rhode Island's teacher of the year awardee.It was the same style he wore in his classroom, he said.Nikos Giannopoulos cocked his head toward a lace fan he'd brought along.
