"In Trump’s psychodrama version of world trade, other countries are snickering at us while they treat us 'very badly,' shutting out our products with high tariffs and whatever. But the reality is that until Trump came in we were living in a world economy shaped by reciprocal trade agreements that brought tariffs down everywhere. The average tariffs the European Union charged on U.S. exports were less than 2 percent."
~ Paul Krugman
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Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin
Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin
Benedict Smith
US Reporter
03 June 2025 10:55am BST
#Trump has also refused to endorse a bipartisan #Senate bill, led by his #Republican ally Sen #LindseyGraham of SC, that would impose harsh economic penalties against #Russia.
After calling #Putin “absolutely crazy” last month, Trump shifted his tone & said he wanted to give the Russian leader 2 weeks to show signs of progress. And now, he says he wants Putin’s help in securing a nuclear deal with Iran.
Trump said he spoke to Putin over the phone for an hour and 15 minutes on June 4 and that it was "a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace."
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