After flirting with Putin, is Trump putting ‘America first’?
The Helsinki summit, which was intended to smooth relations with Moscow, is having the reverse effect.
Jacob Heilbrunn
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Monday
Friday
What’s the purpose of Trump’s forthcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin?
A diligent press corps is trying to force him to say what he will do or say when he meets his Russian chum. But Trump himself may not really know.
Tuesday
Trump is behaving like a caudillo in trying to intimidate Harley-Davidson
Tariffs are a huge political gamble, one that the GOP is eyeing with mounting apprehension.
Wednesday
Trump is still on the ‘offenseive’ over immigration
As the President consolidates his hold on the GOP and defies his detractors, he is relying on women as a kind of protective force field.
Tuesday
How splitting up families gave Trump the biggest crisis of his presidency
For the Democrats, the mounting furor over forcibly separating children from their parents at the border offers a golden opportunity before the midterm elections to tar Donald Trump as a heartless autocrat, a modern-day Baron Bomburst ruling over Vulgaria with his very own Child Catcher. Do a Caratacus Potts and Truly Scrumptious lurk in the
Tuesday
Donald Trump’s dictator complex
The reviews are coming in for Donald Trump’s performance in Singapore and they aren’t pretty. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times says Trump was ‘hoodwinked’. Ari Fleischer, the former press spokesman for George W. Bush, says ‘This feels like the Agreed Framework of the 90s all over again. NK gave its word to abandon
Wednesday
Welcome to the jungle: Centrist Democrats charge through California primaries
Moderates held off challenges from the far-left and right through their state’s unorthodox electoral system.
Monday
Should Germany expel American ambassador Richard Grenell?
The diplomat’s comments to Breitbart have caused German politicians to question his suitability.
Tuesday
Donald Trump and the art of the conspiracy theory
From the White House, the president offers what amount to daily lessons in the objurgatory arts.
Thursday
Donald Trump goes on the warpath with North Korea
So much for the “World Peace” that Donald Trump bragged he would create at the June 12 Singapore summit. In a wildly inappropriate letter that veered between a bullying and lachrymose tone, Trump bowed to the inevitable in canceling the summit with Kim Jong-un. He had to do it before Kim did. Already Kim had
Wednesday
Did Ukraine bribe its way into the White House?
Michael Cohen’s Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
Monday
Trump is getting ‘schlonged’ by America’s enemies
So much for the Nobel Peace Prize that Donald Trump said “everyone thinks” he should receive. The New York Times reports that Trump is starting to get second thoughts about visiting Singapore on June 12 to hold a summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Trump boasted earlier that if they cut a deal, Kim would … Read more
Wednesday
Could John Bolton cost Trump his Nobel Peace Prize?
My, my, my. North Korea is in a snit over National Security Adviser John Bolton who urged it to follow the Libya model of total denuclearization. Everyone knows how that ended. The North declared yesterday that it finds Bolton “repugnant,” a sentiment that is actually widely shared around the world, and that it wants an … Read more
Monday
Is Trump preparing to sell out South Korea?
Maybe President Trump has finally given up on his cherished dream of Vladimir Putin as his new best friend. It seems that Kim Jong-un is supplanting him in his affections. Even as Trump tries to up the ante with Iran, his top officials are playing kissy-face with North Korea. Fears are swirling in Washington that … Read more
Saturday
Trump is on a roll. But is it all artifice?
On June 12 Donald Trump will meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Trump is ebullient. “World Peace” is what he will seek, according his Twitter account. Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sounding a more cautious note: “We hope this meeting will advance prospects for peace in the Korean Peninsula.” Trump’s euphoric tone is more reminiscent … Read more
Sunday
A storm’s a coming for Trump over the ‘dirty ops’ allegations
So aides to Donald Trump, the Observer reports, retained an Israeli intelligence organization to launch a ‘dirty ops’ campaign against two former national security officials in the Obama administration, Colin Kahl and Ben Rhodes. Both happen to have been involved in the negotiations about the Iran deal and the idea seems to have been to … Read more
Tuesday
Trump’s presidency is in for a long, difficult summer
So it’s true. Donald Trump is going bonkers. This morning he used the British term in a tweet slamming “phony Witch Hunts” and lauding the “great Energy and unending Stamina” of the White House. There is plenty to arouse Trump’s ire. Yesterday the press that Trump loves to decry revealed that White House chief of … Read more
Monday
Trump’s Korea pact could make a new war in the Middle East more likely
The Trump administration may be heading into an infinity war. Europe is gearing up to retaliate against American on the trade front. China is indicating that it will refuse to negotiate on several key Trump trade demands. The Iran deal may be ripped up on May 12. And national security adviser John Bolton seems intent … Read more
Wednesday
Debbie Lesko’s narrow win shows Trump’s unpopularity is starting to bite
Debbie Lesko, a former Arizona state lawmaker, was jubilant over her victory for a seat in Congress last night against Hiral Tipirneni, a physician who was never given much of a chance to win. But Lesko’s narrow tally—52.9 per cent to 47.1 per cent—in a staunchly conservative district is why Republican strategists are not. Donald … Read more
Tuesday
Can Macron make his man crush with Trump pay off?
Call it the audacity of hope. Emmanuel Macron wants to become the savior of the West. Like Sartre, he wants to tell Trump that there is no exit, at least when it comes to the Iran deal. He gave Donald Trump an air kiss on the cheek yesterday before he headed off to Mount Vernon … Read more
