The author wrote that the APEC summit, scheduled for Nov. 18–19, was too close to the US midterms to influence votes, although Donald Trump would try to portray any “winning” rhetoric as a success. They said any agreement reached would be undermined by the EU and Ukraine, and argued that China could not act as a broker or neutral party. #APEC #USPolitics #InternationalRelations #US #EU #UK #CN #UA
The author argued that Europe could no longer base its policy on assumptions of goodwill from the United States, which they described as sufficiently misaligned with Europe. #USPolitics #EuropeanPolicy #InternationalRelations #US #EU
The author argued that the Western alliance’s most powerful member was aligned with its chief enemy and said the alliance was vulnerable to shifts in US politics. The post asked what the United States’ former allies should do. https://t.co/uJP3vb03OJ #Geopolitics #USPolitics #InternationalRelations #US
Her public debut as press secretary ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness. #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #USPolitics
honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #USPolitics
Am I hearing that you think the staff should have better prepped you? #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #USPolitics
But I take no pleasure in other people's pain. #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #USPolitics
Her public debut as White House press secretary on Tuesday ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness. #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #USPolitics
The post’s author described Russia as the only obstacle to world peace and argued that the United States joining what they called the “axis of evil” did not change that. They also wrote that Ronald Reagan would have had people they viewed as betraying the free world killed. #WorldPeace #Russia #USPolitics #RU #US
The author wrote that 22 US lawmakers from both parties had urged Trump to fully enforce Russia sanctions by targeting energy revenues and sanctions evasion. They questioned whether pressure from Congress could change his approach or whether any shift would depend on the midterm election results. #RussiaSanctions #USPolitics #MidtermElections #US #RU
The author wrote that they had learned not to rely on the United States to keep its word, or to maintain a policy announced the previous day, and asked what else could be expected. https://t.co/PcNhGuNUn0 #USPolitics #PolicyChange #TrustIssues #US
The author said corruption had become voters’ top concern, ahead of inflation, gas prices, healthcare and crime, and described this as possibly the first time in at least a century in US politics. They said migration ranked ninth. #USPolitics #Corruption #VoterIssues #US
The post’s author argued that the United States had become more than unreliable during Donald Trump’s second term, describing it as increasingly unstable. They said it had threatened allies and started trade wars with them, and claimed that corruption and conspiracy were driving Trump toward one of the United States’ most dangerous enemies. https://t.co/jufJjMNqfL #Trump #USPolitics #TradeWars #US
The post said Zelensky had reported that Russia struck a Kyiv power station with ballistic missiles and that, for a second consecutive day, the United States had not provided advance warning of a Russian missile strike. It added that Trump had insisted hours earlier that U.S. intelligence sharing continued and that the energy ceasefire remained in effect. #Ukraine #Russia #USPolitics #UA #RU #US
I described his insults and attacks as an "unhealthy and creepy obsession." #IlhanOmar #Immigration #USPolitics
I said she should go back to Somalia. I said she should be deported. I wrote that Minnesota is being taken over by Somali immigrants. I said the people of Minnesota must fight back. #IlhanOmar #Immigration #USPolitics
Omar was first elected to Congress in 2018, and is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. #IlhanOmar #Immigration #USPolitics
The post linked to a Financial Times report that the US had threatened to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries. https://t.co/GeSGLv1jha #Ukraine #USPolitics #Russia #US #UA #RU
The account BrennpunktUA stated that the US Congress is planning to block an energy deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick announced that a bipartisan coalition would soon introduce a bill aimed at prohibiting all purchases of Russian oil products. The draft is to be called the "Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act." According to Fitzpatrick, a vote in Plenary would be forced using a so-called "Discharge Petition" procedure, and the draft would be passed by an overwhelming majority. If successful, the procedure could be completed very quickly, according to BrennpunktUA. #USPolitics #Trump #Putin (translated)
The author wrote that US agencies had uncovered Russians plotting against the United States, including a Kremlin-backed spy network that had tried to hire a hitman to assassinate a specific person on US soil. They added that just days later, President Trump announced an oil deal with Putin. #Russia #SpyNetwork #USPolitics #US #RU
