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Calling the trade talks a stalemate, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU on June 1. European markets took an immediate tumble following Trump's social media post. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is recommending a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a stalemate in trade talks. "Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025," he wrote on social media. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated his criticism of...

Welp, it looks like Trump is going to reopen Alcatraz. This dude's not messing around. He wants to send our worst criminals out to "The Rock" in the San Francisco Bay. Here's Trump: If you've ever visited Alcatraz you know how epic this is. I'll give you some details on Alcatraz. But first, just look at the place: Good luck escaping that! Here's why they originally opened the former military prison to U.S. prisoners (notice the similarities to Trump's reasoning): The Federal Government had decided to open a maximum-security, minimum-privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates in Federal...

President Trump said he wants to rename the federal holiday Veterans Day “Victory Day for World War I Day” and add another holiday to commemorate World War II, declaring the United States should “start celebrating our victories again!” “Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II. I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I,” Trump wrote on Truth Social late Thursday....

The Wall Street Journal reports that the consumer confidence that accompanied President Donald Trump’s entry into office has eroded. The University of Michigan’s February report on consumer sentiment found that it fell by 5 percent, from 71.1 percent in January to 67.8 percent this month. Americans now expect inflation this year will be 4.3 percent, a 1 percent increase from last month. Morning Consult also found that consumer optimism is quickly fading. Consumers are worried about volatile decisions around sweeping executive orders and potential tariffs. Early polling data from Trump’s first days in office showed that the speed of the...

USAID has stopped all projects in Ukraine for 90 days (just watch how Nazar is enjoying how the Ukrainian leeches that suck up American aid money are now in a panic). While working for USAID, Ukrainian leftists were writing articles telling their countrymen that Ukraine must sell its land, enterprises must be privatized, LGBT is good (I remember disgustingly how “America” House in Kyiv had some exhibition about how LGBTQ soldiers were defending Ukraine), Saint Floyd and BLM were righteous, and most of all the Republicans were devils (I met personally such Ukrainian leftist filth often in Kyiv, in particular...

President Trump on Monday extended a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and signed an executive order to suspend new H-1B, L-1, J and other temporary work visas for skilled workers, managers and au pairs through the end of the year. The goal of the move is to protect 525,000 jobs as part of the White House response to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said a senior administration official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity. NPR first reported the impending order on Saturday. "Americans have been hurt through no fault of their own due...

The most impressive political fireworks display most will recall ever seeing on their TV sets finished President Donald TrumpÂ’s address at the close of the four-day Republican National Convention Thursday evening, wrapping up the partyÂ’s rallies, energizing the presidentÂ’s supporters, and changing the convention genre forever. Just one week after a physically isolated, professionally awkward, and visually timid Democratic National Convention finale featured Joe and Jill Biden walking down an empty hallway to a cute fireworks display while socially distanced cars honked their horns in a Delaware parking lot, the Washington sky was alight and a live concert played while...