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U.S. Trump America first Foreign policy Iran In the spring of 2016, as Donald Trump cruised to the Republican presidential nomination, he convened an elite crowd in a Washington, D.C., ballroom to announce a new proposal that would, as he put it, "shake the rust off America's foreign policy." Backed by American flags, he eviscerated decades of GOP orthodoxy—specifically the nation building of George W. Bush in Iraq—and pledged to enact a "coherent foreign policy" that would shun distant conflicts and put "America first." Trump pledged to find "talented experts with approaches and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect résumés but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history of failed policies and continued losses at war. We have to look to new people." But now, as President Trump faces a series of conflicts with Syria, Iran and North Korea, he's surrounding himself with some of the "old people" whose …

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Andrew Jackson was a slaveholder, a populist and an emotionally volatile man who fought in as many as 100 duels during his lifetime. Naturally, Donald Trump has great admiration for him. In fact, Trump—despite his gaping and well-demonstrated ignorance of American history—has developed an unusual fixation with the seventh president. In January, Trump described Jackson as "an amazing figure in American history—very unique [in] so many ways" and hung a portrait of the early president in the Oval Office. And on Monday, during an interview with Salena Zito, a host on SiriusXM, Trump made some of his most mystifying historical proclamations to date: He claimed that Jackson might have been able to stop the Civil War. (Jackson died in 1845, a decade and a half before the war broke out.) Here are the widely circulated comments, which would not likely pass muster in a fourth-grade classroom: While these remarks are not at all historically sound, Trump's ongoing fixation with …

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President Donald Trump thanked Kanye West for his "very cool" defense of the U.S. leader after the rapper said his "love" for Trump would not change, despite widespread backlash from fans over his support for the president. First, West posted a photo of himself wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat on Wednesday, following it up with an image of the hat by itself and boasting that it was signed by the president. The rapper then took aim at former President Barack Obama in a separate tweet, saying the U.S. leader, who called West a "jackass" in 2009 after the rapper famously interrupted Taylor Swift's MTV Video Music Award (VMA) speech, "was in office for eight years and nothing in Chicago changed." The rapper's tweets were quickly met with heavy criticism, with some people calling his mental health into question, while others vowed to "unfollow" him. Responding to the backlash over his tweets, Kanye wrote: "You don't have to agree with Trump, but the mob can't make me not …

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Rapper Kanye West has suddenly found himself the darling of Republican voters, following his declaration of support for President Donald Trump. In a move that angered some of his long-time fans, in April the rapper shared a picture of himself wearing a MAGA hat, and later explained said the president was "his brother." "You don't have to agree with Trump, but the mob can't make me not love him," West wrote in a tweet. "We are both dragon energy. [Trump] is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought." The musician also lashed out at former President Barack Obama, commenting that the Democrat " was in office for eight years and nothing in Chicago changed." Retweeting West, Trump responded: "Thank you Kanye. Very cool." And it appears the burgeoning bromance between the pair has improved Republican voters' view of the musician, with his approval among the group more …

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President Donald Trump knows a good sales tactic when he sees one. And when Kanye West tweeted about his general support for the president Wednesday, and about his signed "make america great again" trucker hat, the Trump campaign seized on the moment. Trump's campaign sent a fundraising text message to supporters Thursday discussing West's recent bout of love for the president and the ensuing backlash against the musician and businessman. "Don't be silenced," the top of the message said in bolded capital letters. "Group think is a mandate of today's society and when a free thinker like Kanye West speaks truth, they attack him," the text continued, without explaining who "they" might be. "We support Kanye speaking his mind, even if sometimes we do not agree on the issues." The text then told readers to support free thinking by purchasing a red "MAGA" hat just like West's. The Republican National Committee also retweeted a picture of West's signed hat and added a link so that …

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American rapper and songwriter Kanye West finally has an answer for Jimmy Kimmel's question posed earlier this month on why he thinks President Donald Trump cares about black people. West was asked the same question Wednesday morning speaking on 107.5 WGCI Chicago radio station. West said he believes that Trump "cares about the way black people feel about him," after about a 25-second pause. "I feel that [Trump] cares about the way black people feel about him, and he would like for black people to like him like they did when he was cool in the rap songs and all this," West said. "He will do the things that are necessary to make that happen because he's got an ego like all the rest of us, and he wants to be the greatest president, and he knows that he can't be the greatest president without the acceptance of the black community. So, it's something he's going to work towards, but we're going to have to speak to him." The interview was uploaded on Facebook. West also apologized for …

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The planners for Donald Trump's inauguration had kind of a rough time locking down talent. Most artists flat-out refused, while others—including Jennifer Holliday and Springsteen cover band The B Street Band —backed out. Not even dead people wanted to get involved . Related: Not even dead people want to perform at Trump's inauguration Considering their seemingly desperate need for performers, it was odd, then, that Kanye West never signed on. West visited the president-elect atTrump Tower in mid-December, about three weeks after he was hospitalized for stress and exhaustion and put on psychiatric hold. According to West, he just wanted to "discuss multicultural issues." At the end of their meeting, Trump signed a copy of the Time magazine with him on the cover, writing "To Kanye, you are a great friend." So it is curious that Trump's supposed good friend isn't playing his inauguration. Apparently, it's because Trump's team never called. "We haven't asked [Kanye …

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Only two weeks into the Donald Trump's presidency, one of his most famous supporters may have abandoned him. On Monday, Kanye West deleted all of his tweets about Trump. According to TMZ , it's because he's unhappy with Trump's Muslim ban. Related: Kanye West: I would have voted for Donald Trump For the last few months, West has supported the president. Shortly after the election, he spoke in favor of Trump while on his Saint Pablo tour. "I told y'all I didn't vote, right?" he said on stage. "But if I would've voted, I would've voted for Trump." In December, West visited Trump Tower in Manhattan to meet with the then-president-elect a few weeks after being hospitalized for "temporary psychosis." The two posed for photos in the lobby, as Trump explained that they had discussed "life." West later clarified in a series of tweets following the meeting that they spoke about "multicultural issues." He added: "I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication …

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The president delivered a 70-minute speech assailing rival Joe Biden and lauding his last three and a half years in office Advertisement Donald Trump President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention | Credit: Getty Images Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination while delivering a lengthy recap of his first term in office, as critics lined up to accuse him of abusing his presidential power again on Thursday night. Speaking in front of the White House — in what detractors said was a violation of the Hatch Act that bars government officials from campaigning on federal property — Trump delivered a 70-minute speech assailing his rival, Democratic nominee Joe Biden , and lauding his last three and a half years in office, in remarks that echoed the argument he has long made for himself. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get …

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"You pick the 26,000 people who are going to die because you only sent 400 ventilators," New York's governor said on Tuesday Advertisement Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty; SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty As the number of novel coronavirus cases in New York continues to balloon, President Donald Trump told Fox News that he didn’t believe the state really needed the 30,000 ventilators it says will critically help treat what it expects may be an overwhelming amount of patients. “I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be,” Trump, 73, told Sean Hannity . Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators,” the president said. “You go into major hospitals …

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