opinion Jill Lawrence USA TODAY Published 7:24 p.m. UTC Aug 5, 2018 Better late than never, was my first thought when I saw former President Barack Obama kicking off his midterms activism with 81 endorsements, half of them in state legislative races. But my second thought was wow, he is very late to this party. His own. No one appreciated Obama’s presidency more than I did. At the same time, no one could have been more puzzled as to how and why he let the Democratic Party fade in state capitals and congressional districts across the country — to the verge of extinction in some. Obama is, after all, a former community organizer whose career started in a neighborhood battered by steel mill closings and peaked with a grassroots presidential campaign that became a juggernaut. He is also a former state senator who spent eight years in a legislature before moving up to the U.S. Senate. He of all people should have understood the critical … [Read more...] about What Donald Trump can teach Democrats and Barack Obama about politics
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ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlight A “nuclear-to-nuclear showdown”: what Donald Trump must realise about North Korea
President Donald Trump has cancelled his much anticipated meeting with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, citing in a letter the “tremendous anger and open hostility” expressed in a recent statement by a senior North Korean official. The landmark meeting had been set for 12 June and Trump, displaying his characteristic bombast and Germanic attitude to capitalising nouns, promised on Twitter that both leaders would “try to make it a special moment for World Peace”. In negotiations with North Korea, Trump’s unpredictability is an asset. The North Koreans can’t be sure that Trump isn’t reckless and stupid enough to carry out a pre-emptive strike against the hermit state’s nuclear capabilities, even if this could result in millions of civilian casualties. It can’t always tell if Trump’s bluffing. “You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to … [Read more...] about ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlight A “nuclear-to-nuclear showdown”: what Donald Trump must realise about North Korea
Martin Luther King ‘would be proud’ of what Donald Trump has done for black people, says Steve Bannon
Martin Luther King “would be proud” of Donald Trump for “what he’s done for the black and Hispanic community”, Steve Bannon has suggested. The civil rights leader would approve of the president’s anti-immigration policies as they prevent “illegal alien labour forces” competing with black Americans for jobs, the Republican’s former chief strategist claimed. Speaking on BBC Two’s Newsnight, Mr Bannon said: “Donald Trump has the lowest black unemployment in history. Donald Trump has the lowest Hispanic unemployment in 25 years. Read more Trump doubles down on ‘animals’ comment at immigration roundtable “If you look at the policies of Donald Trump, anybody... Martin Luther King would be proud of him, of what he’s done for the black and Hispanic community for jobs.” Asked to clarify his comments by Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, Mr Bannon replied: “You don’t think Martin … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King ‘would be proud’ of what Donald Trump has done for black people, says Steve Bannon
Laurel or Yanny? You’ll never guess what Donald Trump hears
News by Press Association 18/05/2018, 2:46 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter After taking on the challenge of settling some of the world’s most pressing and acrimonious disputes, Donald Trump has waded into another – the yanny/laurel debate. The self-professed arbiter-in-chief’s verdict is unlikely to settle the global controversy, however it may be evidence the famously proud US president is happy to laugh at himself. The White House posted a video of various members of the Trump administration, including daughter Ivanka Trump and vice president Mike Pence, revealing what they hear the ear-teaser say. Giving the final word from the Oval Office, Mr Trump tells the camera: “I hear covfefe.” It is an apparent reference to an infamous May 2017 tweet from Mr Trump that contained the term – which is widely considered to be nonsense. Ms Trump says the clip is “so clearly … [Read more...] about Laurel or Yanny? You’ll never guess what Donald Trump hears
Rudy Giuliani is not out of control. His media blitz is exactly what Donald Trump wants
Rob Crilly 8 May 2018 • 1:55pm Since being appointed legal firefighter to Team Trump, Rudy Giuliani has contrived to contradict the President, contradict himself, suggest Donald Trump’s fixer would have paid off more women beyond Stormy Daniels “if necessary”, hint that the President may be preparing to take the Fifth Amendment if questioned by federal investigators, and generally muddied the mess he was supposed to clean up. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive day of his media blitz, and the fifth consecutive day of legal brains suggesting the former mayor of New York had lost his marbles. Perhaps the man noted for his dogged pursuit of organised crime in the decaying Big Apple of the Eighties, who rose to international fame... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium … [Read more...] about Rudy Giuliani is not out of control. His media blitz is exactly what Donald Trump wants