W. Bush, in return, wrote to Barack Obama: 'There will be trying moments. The critics will rage. Your "friends" will disappoint you. But, you will have an Almighty God to comfort you, a family who loves you, and a country that is pulling for you, including me. No matter what comes, you will be inspired by the character and compassion of the people you now lead. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden says Donald Trump wrote him a ‘very generous letter’ and says he will keep it private until they speak (but White House says that’s NOT ‘a pending call’)
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Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
At a press conference a few days later, New York City councilman Donovan Richards, chair of the Public Safety Committee, described the NYPD’s response – and specifically that of the strategic response group tasked with keeping the peace – as “inept, incompetent and derelict in their duties”. The police subsequently released photographs of three persons of interest – all of whom were immediately identified as Proud Boy affiliates by antifascists, their addresses and contact information posted online – and announced that they intended to arrest 12 people altogether, including nine Proud Boys. (The following month, McInnes publicly quit the Proud Boys, saying, “I am told by my legal team and law enforcement that this gesture could help alleviate their sentencing,” referring to those nine, and that “This is 100% a legal gesture, and it is 100% about alleviating sentencing.”) New York Republicans, meanwhile, committed to … [Read more...] about Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
‘What happened to the coup?’ QAnon and Co in crisis as Biden is sworn in without the violent Trump ‘storm’ they were expecting to foil handover at the last minute – as one lonesome MAGA fan outside NY State house holds out to the end
Thousands of National Guard troops look on during the inauguration of Joe Biden. After the deadly Capitol siege attack, the Secret Service stepped up security and locked down Washington DC with more than 25,000 troops and police called to duty to protect the Capital … [Read more...] about ‘What happened to the coup?’ QAnon and Co in crisis as Biden is sworn in without the violent Trump ‘storm’ they were expecting to foil handover at the last minute – as one lonesome MAGA fan outside NY State house holds out to the end
Queen and the Pope lead world leaders in congratulating Biden: EU chief hails ‘the moment we’ve all been waiting for’, Merkel welcomes ‘new chapter’ and France’s Macron can’t resist a climate change dig at Trump
In Mexico, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who cultivated an unexpectedly friendly relationship with Trump and was one of the last world leaders to recognize Biden's victory, read from a letter he sent to Biden in 2012, calling for a reorienting of the bilateral relationship away from security and military aid and toward development. … [Read more...] about Queen and the Pope lead world leaders in congratulating Biden: EU chief hails ‘the moment we’ve all been waiting for’, Merkel welcomes ‘new chapter’ and France’s Macron can’t resist a climate change dig at Trump
Joe Biden inauguration: ‘This is democracy’s day’
From Bush to Biden: How Angela Merkel interacts with US presidents Who's the boss now? The picture raised eyebrows around the world: Merkel and Trump at the G7 summit in Canada in June 2018. Is Merkel in control here, standing above Trump, as the true leader of the free world? Or is he the boss — the only one sitting? The image was released by the German government, captioned as a "spontaneous meeting between two working sessions." … [Read more...] about Joe Biden inauguration: ‘This is democracy’s day’
