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Newsweek: Why do MAGA Republicans hate Europe?

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In May 1988, Republican President Ronald Reagan spoke from the Oval Office in an address not targeted at the American people, but the citizens of Western Europe. The president was planning a trip to meet with Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and wanted to make his commitment to Europe clear.

Staring directly at the camera, Reagan said: “Shared [moral] standards and beliefs tie us to Europe today. They are the essence of the community of free nations to which we belong.”

Thirty years later, in July 2018, while sitting for an interview with CBS at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, Republican President Donald Trump was asked to name America’s top global foe. “Well, I think we have a lot of foes,” Trump said. “I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now you wouldn’t think of the European Union, but they’re a foe.”

Why do MAGA Republicans hate Europe?
The Trump administration’s stance on Europe has grabbed headlines, but the Republican Party’s icy posture toward internationalism goes back decades.

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-republicans-donald-trump-jd-vance-europe-2071814

Ok! Magazine: Donald Trump Ridiculed for Wearing Too Much Makeup During ‘Liberation Day’ Speech

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Bronze or orange? You decide!

Donald Trump was mocked for his botched bronzer job on his face during a White House press event on “Liberation Day.”

Donald Trump Ridiculed for Wearing Too Much Makeup During ‘Liberation Day’ Speech
Donald Trump was mocked for his botched bronzer job on his face during a White House press event on “Liberation Day.” When the president announced a slate of new tariffs imposed on over two dozen nations around the world, several critics were quick to point out how dark the commander-in-chief’s face was compared to his hands. One user on X, formerl…

Donald Trump Ridiculed for Wearing Too Much Makeup During ‘Liberation Day’ Speech

Daily Mail: White House officials are quietly freaking out about Trump upcoming ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement

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The mood inside the White House is verging on panic with just days to go before Donald Trump‘s ‘Liberation Day’ on April 2.

Trump is expected to unveil sweeping new tariffs on America’s global trading partners, but those tasked with implementing his agenda admit they’re uncertain.

Behind closed doors, top administration officials are deeply concerned, with many quietly admitting they’re unsure what the president is actually going to do.

‘No one knows what the f*** is going on,’ one White House ally close to Trump’s inner circle told Politico. 

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But with less than a week to go, even the most basic details including which countries will be hit, at what rates, and for which goods, remain undecided or constantly shifting.

White House officials freaking out about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
White House officials are increasingly alarmed ahead of Trump’s April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement, uncertain of its scope or targets with a series of conflicting signals from the president.

White House officials are quietly freaking out about Trump upcoming ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement | Daily Mail Online

The Hill: GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under close scrutiny as Republican lawmakers criticize his handling of sensitive military information in a group chat with other administration officials that inadvertently included a journalist.

Republican lawmakers have stopped short of calling on Hegseth to resign, but they’re warning that his decision to share sensitive details about a pending military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen over Signal, a commercial app, is a clear “strike” against him.

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And they’re wondering about Hegseth’s response to reporters’ questions, specifically his adamant denial that “nobody’s texting war plans” after a National Security Council spokesperson had confirmed the chat group’s reported texts appeared to be “authentic.”

“The worst part of it is Hegseth saying himself, ‘This didn’t really happen.’ Why don’t you just admit it?” one Republican senator remarked.

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And while White House press secretary [Bimbo #1] Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday sought to draw a distinction between “war plans” and “attack plans” in criticizing The Atlantic’s reporting …  

GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Pete Hegseth