‘The jokes fell flat’

‘The jokes fell flat’

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) President Of Donald Trump he joked at a closed-door elite event in Washington, DC, bombed so badly that “the room fell silent repeatedly,” The Washington Post reported Sunday. The awkwardness happened on Saturday evening at the Alfalfa Club dinner, an invitation-only event for some 200 of the rich and powerful who gather … Read more

Trump is a bigger threat to NATO than Putin, says the former commander of the alliance

Trump is a bigger threat to NATO than Putin, says the former commander of the alliance

Donald Trump represents a greater threat to NATO than said Vladimir Putin, one of the former commanders of the alliance in a powerful attack on Washington’s foreign policy. The American President caused alarm after a series of aggressive moves this year including the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, threats to invade Greenland and the … Read more

Europe’s leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

Europe’s leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

LONDON (AP) – No more fawning praise. No more polite solutions and old-style diplomacy. And no one is calling Donald Trump “daddy” now. The European leaders who took a year to figure out how to deal with an American President strengthened in his second term came closer to saying “no”, or something diplomatically like it, … Read more

Bitcoin price rises as Trump backs down on Greenland tariff threat

Bitcoin price rises as Trump backs down on Greenland tariff threat

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) traded higher on Thursday as global risk sentiment improved after US President Donald Trump walked back his plan to impose new tariffs on European allies amid his push to acquire Greenland. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization (BTC-USD) rose around 1% over the past 24 hours to hover near $90,000 (£66,902), moving along … Read more

Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it could be worth $1 billion

Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it could be worth  billion

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that ownership of Greenland was not Russia’s concern and that the United States and Denmark – whose historic treatment of the island has been criticized – should resolve the issue between them. Moscow watched with joy as US President Donald Trump’s … Read more

Maggie Haberman Says Trump’s ‘Deal’ in Greenland Looks Like It’s ‘Something That Already Exists’

Maggie Haberman Says Trump’s ‘Deal’ in Greenland Looks Like It’s ‘Something That Already Exists’

CNN commentator Maggie Haberman he said that the Greenland arrangement is being discussed by the President Donald Trump and the European leaders seems to be one that already exists. Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday after spending weeks demanding that Denmark hand over Greenland. The president cited reasons of “national … Read more

Greenland protesters mock Trump with their own red cap slogan

Greenland protesters mock Trump with their own red cap slogan

The red baseball caps spoofing the iconic hats of the American MAGA President became a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against his threat to seize the frozen territory. Parodied the US President’s slogan “Make America Great Again”, these caps, which read “Make America Go Away”, gained popularity on social media and during public protests, … Read more

Trump tells Norway that he no longer feels the obligation to think only of peace

Trump tells Norway that he no longer feels the obligation to think only of peace

by John Irish and Nora Buli PARIS/OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump in a written message to the Prime Minister of Norway said that he no longer felt obliged “to think purely about Peace” because he had not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he repeated his request for control of … Read more

Republicans and Democrats are trying to stop Trump’s aggression on Greenland. Will it be enough?

Republicans and Democrats are trying to stop Trump’s aggression on Greenland. Will it be enough?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office. They gave speeches on the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills designed to prevent the United States from … Read more

It would be an ‘Unprecedented Act of Strategic Self-Harm’

It would be an ‘Unprecedented Act of Strategic Self-Harm’

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a harsh criticism of the President Of Donald Trump threatened to take Greenland in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, warning it would be an “unprecedented act of self-harm” and “more disastrous” for his legacy than withdrawing from Afghanistan during President By Joe Biden term. Trump’s rhetoric directed at … Read more