The White House: Reports that President Trump has ordered a delay of 30 days to the Tariffs on Canada, thus to allow Canada to clean up the drug problem on its border.
Lets Get Real:
This was a silly trade war started due to problems on the Southern border with Mexico, over immigration and with Canada over drugs, Mexico promised to send ten thousand troops to the border, will this pause make a difference, we shall see, the EU is next, what of the UK, who will they support in a trade war.
BBC News: Reports in its 4.35pm post that UK PM has stated more support for the Ukraine this year.
Lets Get Real:
The policy on the Ukraine will test the unity of the EU and the UK, if Trump 47 pulled the plug on funding, then Europe will have to decide, welfare or military support for the Ukraine. As with the Tariffs battle, Trump is not afraid to hit allies badly in the pocket. The Kremlin will look on and bounce on weakness. Interesting time ahead for NATO.
The Hill: Reports " Trump initial second-term approval rating among lowest in decades "
Lets Get Real:
The facts is that Trump 47 has done more in his week and half in the job than Biden did in 4 years as President. The Executive Orders out of the White House have been never ending, Trump really wants to change Washington D.C, the usual suspects in the SWAMP have been in usual in their negative reaction, that is not to say that Trump is right, quite reverse, but at least he is acting tough, from placing illegal immigrants in GITMO, to trying to curb government spending, even if stalled by the Courts, tough action on the border, even if it is following Biden's policy. The interesting bit, he has talked tough on the Ukraine, but has not done a lot. The interesting news will come if he meets Putin, one can see the headlines, a FELON MEETS A WAR CRIMINAL. That is how the liberal press will run the story. Never boring on Trump watch, as long as you ignore the crazy talk, depends what you think is crazy.
Sky News: Reports " Trump says he is preparing migrant detention centre at Guantanamo Bay "
Lets Get Real:
The liberals at CNN and the NYT will go bonkers over this, Bush 43 opened Gitmo to look after captured terrorists, it is still open in 2025. The liberals do not like Gitmo, they think that terrorists have rights, they don't in the view of this blog. The illegal immigrants will be held separate from the old terrorists there, but one can expect in the left in Congress to go bonkers, they consider the issues will become merged in the public mind, illegal aliens and terrorists, it will scare those thinking of crossing the border in an illegal manner.
BBC News: Reports " Five takeaways from RFK Jr's first confirmation hearing "
Lets Get Real:
The choice of Bobby Junior has split the Kennedy family, the views of Junior is out of the mainstream to be fair, but the late Ambassador Kennedy would have been appalled, it was family first and second. One can argue about the merits of his views, but one thinks that Kennedy family have given enough to the US, the deaths of President Kennedy and his brother Robert F Kennedy, so on this this blog is in favour of the nomination, its is not like Bobby would be close to the Presidency, should anything happen to Trump and Vance at the same time, the next in line is the Speaker of the House. The hearing was as expected, the Democrats attacked, while the Republicans were supportive. This blog would not be shocked if the nomination failed, that is the game of politics.
CNN reports that Pete Hegseth has been confirmed by the US Senate. The tied vote was broken by VP Vance, who voted in favour of the nomination.
Lets Get Real:
A win for Trump, let's see how Hegseth does in the role, all that Trump wants is loyalty, no matter what, one hopes it does not cost the US in the future.
