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On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the refusal of Democratic leaders in California to say no to their allies is “one reason why this state doesn’t work.” And said that “I only see wilting so far” out of Democrats. Maher said that Democratic California gubernatorial candidate San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan “sounds a lot like this Democrat I wish would come forward and not wilt. We’ll see if he wilts, because everybody wilts. I only see wilting so far. I hear a lot of this stuff, and then I see wilting.” He added, “[Mahan]…
Trapped between loyalty and survival, Vance must escape Trump’s design or risks becoming the face of its failure. J. D. Vance faces a classic bind: Loyalty to US President Donald Trump ties him to a presidency that is bound to fail, yet distancing himself invites charges of disloyalty. Either course imperils his prospects of becoming the next US president. His latest assignment as chief negotiator with Iran has only compounded this predicament.Trump’s Machiavellian stratagemWhen a vice president is dispatched to negotiate with a long-standing adversary like Iran, the assignment appears to be a mark of trust and distinction. It signals…
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner responded to President Donald Trump’s criticisms of NATO by saying that Trump has been right to push on defense spending, “one of the things we should emphasize is that NATO is a defensive alliance. It is there for our shared protection. And only one time in NATO’s history has Article 5 been triggered, after 9/11.” And there is an effort “to really lean in to the President’s ask on the Straits of Hormuz.” After Tapper and Turner talked about Trump getting Europe to boost defense spending,…
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said that “it was something of an open secret” that Eric Swalwell was “a womanizer” and said that he’d never heard specifics or the more serious charges. While speaking with Cheyenne Hunt, Tapper said, “[Y]ou alluded to something, which is that it was something of an open secret that he was considered, Swalwell, to be, for want of a better term, a womanizer, to hit on women.” He continued, “What I had — I had never heard any specifics, but that was certainly his reputation, same with Matt Gaetz, I…
Matteo Salvini says lifting EU restrictions is key to averting an economic crisis Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has called on the EU to resume imports of Russian oil and gas, arguing that the bloc should prioritize energy security.The war in the Middle East has exacerbated Europe’s energy crisis, as disruptions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz—a key route handling around 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows—have pushed oil prices up by as much as 70% since February.Speaking at a “Patriots for Europe” rally in Piazza Duomo in Milan on Saturday, Salvini, the leader of…
President Donald Trump embarks on a much-anticipated trip to China next month to meet with President Xi Jinping, as the first year-plus of the Trump presidency has redefined global economic affairs and foreign policy. Trump and Xi are set to meet in Beijing on May 14-15. Over the past 15 months, Trump has reasserted the United States’ role on the global stage, whether it be through economic policy, diplomacy, or military operations. In turn, the developments have certainly redefined the U.S.-China relationship. “President Trump has undoubtedly restored American strength on the world stage – showing the entire world that the…
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the Eric Swalwell saga is a case where the media “protect politicians” and “It seems like a lot of times, the liberals, as long as it’s our liberal, we don’t care, and we don’t talk.” Maher said, “I’ve got to say, we had him on a couple of times, ask my staff, I never liked him. I don’t have good gaydar, but I’ve got creepdar. I’ve always thought this guy was a f*cking creep. I never liked him. And, yet, so many Democrats stood by him, and now…
Green Party voters and the highly educated are those most likely to say they feel intolerant of other people’s opinions, research in Germany shows. A strong 69 per cent of Germans think they are good listeners, but your reception may vary depending on how your interlocutor chooses in the polling booth, an opinion poll by Allensbach for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has found. Supporters of the radical-left Die Grünen (The Greens) said in 28 per cent of cases they were “bothered” when they spoke to someone who holds “completely different opinions”, the highest of any political faction. Right-wing populists were also…
For decades, the government of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its militia thugs have been slaughtering tens of thousands of unarmed citizens. What allows a hated regime to murder its own citizens on an industrial scale? The oppressed didn’t have weapons. That wasn’t the case in the morning hours of April 19, 1775. A drum beat called the Americans to arms. Captain John Parker’s militia assembled on the northeast corner of Lexington Common. A veteran of the French and Indian War, Parker knew how to fight. He was also terminally ill with tuberculosis and only had…
US officials reportedly intercepted a proposal with an economic deal that was intended to bypass Secretary of State Marco Rubio The Cuban government attempted to open a direct back-channel with US President Donald Trump last week, tapping a private businessman to hand-deliver a sealed letter to the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources.The reported message, which was ultimately intercepted, was meant to bypass US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has pursued a policy of regime change on the island.The move was orchestrated by Raul Rodriguez Castro, grandson and chief aide of 94-year-old former Cuban…