As long as it makes people "richer" he won't mind
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Donald Trump posted a pic of me by my tent. Then a bulldozer arrived
DC's largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?
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If they want to get in the gutter, good luck.
Well, how’s your country going? Just as dysfunctional but also getting poorer.
Is the reason this happened in Washington was because it's a federal district and no state governor can intervene like in LA?Donald Trump posted a pic of me by my tent. Then a bulldozer arrived
DC's largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?
Extraordinary show of diplomatic support for Zelensky
This is an extraordinary, unprecedented, show of diplomatic support for President Zelensky.
When he travels to the White House tomorrow, he will be accompanied by the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, the European Commission and Nato – all there to reinforce the message that Europe has his back and will be heard.
Of course, there are regular occasions when multiple heads of state gather in one place, but these are usually for pre-planned events like Nato summits or presidential inaugurations. To have this many leaders assemble for what is essentially a wartime crisis meeting appears to be without modern precedent.
Even during the height of the fight against IS/Daesh, the meetings either took place under the umbrella of other events, or were attended by foreign or defence ministers, as happened at Joint Base Andrews in July 2016.
In 2015, multiple world leaders representing the UK, Germany, Israel, the Palestinians, Mali, the EU and Jordan gathered in Paris to show support after the Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine. The key difference here was that this was about solidarity, rather than crisis diplomacy.
But, the leaders of Europe also travel to Washington with another purpose.
They will want to make sure there is no repeat of the disastrous scenes the last time Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Oval Office. In February, Ukraine's leader was berated and humiliated by Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance – an event that had real diplomatic and military consequences.
European leaders will hope their presence makes a repeat all but impossible.
With more details emerging of the deal President Trump wants Ukraine to do to secure peace with Russia, including giving up long defended territory, these are potentially perilous days for Ukraine. His travelling companions to Washington have reduced the risks, but they still remain.
www.bbc.co.uk
European leaders will join Zelensky at Trump talks
This is an extraordinary, unprecedented, show of diplomatic support for President Zelensky.
When he travels to the White House tomorrow, he will be accompanied by the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, the European Commission and Nato – all there to reinforce the message that Europe has his back and will be heard.
Of course, there are regular occasions when multiple heads of state gather in one place, but these are usually for pre-planned events like Nato summits or presidential inaugurations. To have this many leaders assemble for what is essentially a wartime crisis meeting appears to be without modern precedent.
Even during the height of the fight against IS/Daesh, the meetings either took place under the umbrella of other events, or were attended by foreign or defence ministers, as happened at Joint Base Andrews in July 2016.
In 2015, multiple world leaders representing the UK, Germany, Israel, the Palestinians, Mali, the EU and Jordan gathered in Paris to show support after the Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine. The key difference here was that this was about solidarity, rather than crisis diplomacy.
But, the leaders of Europe also travel to Washington with another purpose.
They will want to make sure there is no repeat of the disastrous scenes the last time Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Oval Office. In February, Ukraine's leader was berated and humiliated by Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance – an event that had real diplomatic and military consequences.
European leaders will hope their presence makes a repeat all but impossible.
With more details emerging of the deal President Trump wants Ukraine to do to secure peace with Russia, including giving up long defended territory, these are potentially perilous days for Ukraine. His travelling companions to Washington have reduced the risks, but they still remain.
Zelensky says he is ready to meet Putin after Trump calls Russian leader
The Ukrainian president says Monday's talks have been "constructive" as European leaders repeat calls for a ceasefire.
www.bbc.co.uk
European leaders will join Zelensky at Trump talks
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Correct.
No, it was because they spoilt his view on the way to the golf course. (And it was before he called in the national guard)
I'd rather live in a country where disguised and unidentifiable people run around with guns arresting innocents.
You also have an unhealthy obsession with money. It doesn't buy happiness you know.
Btw prepare to be poorer when you start paying for all those tariffs.
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The gutter is where the battle is it would seem. Might as well get stuck in.
If they were really want to get nasty, one side has all the guns.
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The one who has all the guns are the ones in power. That’s the name of the game.
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Thats an interesting comment, in what sense are thebUSA moving on shared values with Europe?
It's a big step just to keep Epstein out of the news
I always thought the argument for mass gun ownership in the states was so people could protect themselves from tyranny?
Seriously deluded and nonsensical
Fact-checking Trump’s claim he stopped 6 wars in 6 months
President Donald Trump says he “stopped six wars” in six months since taking office. Trump had a hand in temporary ceasefires in a few conflicts. But there’s little evidence he permanently resolved them and, in some cases, little evidence of U.S. intervention.
www.politifact.com
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Peaceful transfer of power mainly. Respecting elections and not calling fraud when things aren't, or even funnily in Trumps case are like when he started calling fraud early on in the last election he won comfortably, going your way.
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Thats just a single person, im talking culture wise...
Europe has drifted from the USA from what I see, not the other way around.
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Yeah it’s one of the more stupid arguments. Not such a bad idea a couple of hundred years ago. Not so much now.
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Thats hardly delusion, thats a pretty accurate statement. There is absolutely nothing that Trump could do that those who hate him would praise him for
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Ye thats the point though, up until 1900 or so an armed populace could threaten the government, Biden bragging he could wipe out his own population is absolutely accurate today, if he could convince the military to turn inward.
