List of Donald Trump articles
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Police White House Fence The Pandemic and the Protests
How Trump’s response to both endangers U.S. national security.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shushes journalists before signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests
In a letter, more than 200 former senior diplomats and military leaders say there is “no role” for the U.S. military to deal with protesters exercising free speech rights.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper Esper Orders Some U.S. Troops Deployed for Protests to Leave Washington
Elements of an elite paratrooper unit will leave Washington in a move that could spark tensions between the White House and the Pentagon.
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Police work to keep demonstrators back during a protest in Lafayette Square in Washington on May 30. Yes, Lafayette Square Is Tahrir Square
A central thread links the unrest across the United States with recent upheavals in the Middle East—the basic demand of the protesters.
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A broken Statue of Liberty figure outside a looted souvenir shop after a night of protest in New York City on June 2. The Stakes Are High, and We Must Be Better Than This
Six military heavyweights and defense experts weigh in on Trump’s call for the military to put down protests.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing on April 1 in Washington. The U.S. Military Is Caught in Trump’s Political Crossfire
Esper’s job hangs in the balance, and former Defense Secretary Mattis issues a rare and stinging rebuke of the president.
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Kim Jong Un on Television A Modest Proposal: Open Ties With North Korea
Washington should drop its bluster and take a diplomatic step in its relationship with Pyongyang.
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U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House to go to St. John's Church in Washington on June 1. A Moment of National Shame and Peril—and Hope
We may be witnessing the beginning of the end of American democracy, but there is still a way to stop the descent.
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and others The Pentagon Distances Itself From Trump
Facing fierce criticism from Mattis and other former senior military officials, Esper insists the Pentagon is not playing politics.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi U.S. Unable to Monitor Military Aid to Egypt’s Anti-Terrorism Fight
Limits on U.S. visibility come as the Pentagon considers pulling out of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula altogether.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside St John's Church across from Lafayette Park in Washington on June 1. Autocrats Love Using the Bible as a Prop. Americans Shouldn’t.
As he posed on a church step, Trump’s false idols were on full display.
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks back to the White House after spending time in front of St. John's Episcopal church in Washington, DC on June 1. Trump Pledges Military Response to Protests, Provoking Outrage
Congress pushes back after images of police violence spread over the weekend with a move to limit Pentagon weapons transfers to local authorities.
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A man holds up his fist during a protest near the White House in Washington on May 31. With Scenes of Police Brutality, America’s Beacon to the World Winks Out
U.S. soft power was already dwindling under Trump. But the new wave of police violence and racial injustice may be drying up the reserves.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 14. Trump Scapegoats China and WHO—and Americans Will Suffer
The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus.
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The New York Stock Exchange. Our Top Weekend Reads
The stock market is soaring, African leaders are rallying around George Floyd, and reducing the U.S. military presence abroad could boost the domestic economy.
