Great Again
| Attentat und Auferstehung. Nach einer turbulenten Woche in den USA erscheint die Wiederwahl von Donald Trump wahrscheinlicher als je zuvor. Diese Auswirkungen hätte ein Trump 2.0 auf Weltpolitik und Handel. „Ich stehe in dieser Arena nur durch die Gnade des allmächtigen Gottes vor Ihnen.“ Mit diesen Worten spricht Donald Trump am Donnerstagabend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, das erste Mal nach dem Attentat zu seinen Wählern. Das Pflaster sitzt noch am rechten Ohr, das vom Schuss des Attentäters getroffen wurde. Einige Zuschauer tragen ihr Ohr ebenfalls bedeckt. Andere tragen Käsehüte (Wisconsin ist für 26 Prozent der Käseproduktion des Landes verantwortlich). Oder beides. Der Mann, der die Amerikaner gespalten hat, steht nun als Versöhner vor ihnen. „We rise together or we fall apart“. Dreieinhalb Tage hat er sich im Stadion gemeinsam mit 20.000 Republikanern bereits seine Lobeshymnen angehört, genickt, gelächelt, gedankt. Jetzt geht es ums Ganze: Under our leadership the United States will be respected again. No nation will question our power. No enemy will doubt our might.„Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!“, rufen Read more Lies mehr |
Trumpism and the future of democracy in America
Trump became the new embodiment of the rejection to the struggles in the 1960s and 1970s for equality and democracy. His nostalgic slogan ‚Make America Great … efying the predictions of pollsters, pundits, and even common sense Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States. Contrary to the surprise and shock in the U.S., commentators and even scholars in Africa and Latin America suggested that Americans should seek advice from experts of these regions on how to understand the political strategy and appeal of Donald Trump. Perhaps they were right. After all before Trump American right-wing populist politicians like George Wallace, Ross Perot, and Sarah Palin challenged the political establishment but were confined to the margins of the political system. Trump brought populism from the margins to the center, and he is an inspiration for right wing European populists. Geert Wilders considered that Trump’s election was a “revolution”, and Marine LePen talked about the “emergence of a new world”.[1] Read more Lies mehr |
Biden introduces Zelensky as President Putin at NATO Summit
US president says ‘Ladies and gentleman, President Putin’, before realising mistake and correcting himself Joe Biden has accidentally introduced the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as “President Putin” in a gaffe that will fuel further concerns about his mental acuity that have threatened to scuttle his presidential campaign. Biden made the mistake while flanked by Nato leaders during a signing ceremony alongside Zelenskiy on the final day of the Nato summit in Washington. It came just an hour before a rare press conference by Biden that has been called “make-or-break” for his campaign, as a growing number of political allies and donors have been calling for him to drop out of the race. Nato summit achievements overshadowed by looming US election Read more Concluding his opening remarks, Biden handed over to Zelenskiy with the words: “Now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination.” He said: “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin!” A number of European leaders began clapping hesitantly. German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni turned their heads in surprise as Biden mentioned the Russian leader, while other European leaders broke into an awkward smattering of applause. Realising his mistake, Biden caught himself and said: “President Putin! We’re going to beat President Putin. President Zelenskiy. I’m so focused on beating Putin. We’ve got to worry about it. Anyway, Mr President.” “I’m better,” Zelenskiy said, shaking Biden’s hand. “You are a hell of a lot better,” Biden responded in concluding his remarks. The remark elicited gasps in a press centre, where hundreds of journalists were watching the remarks live on an internal television feed. A number of people in the room shouted out “Zelenskiy” to correct Biden’s mistake, after which he returned to the podium. Zelenskiy had been due to give a press conference at the end of the Nato summit an hour later. But journalists who were waiting were told at short notice that the event was cancelled – meaning he didn’t have to respond to questions about Biden’s gaffe. The news about the mistake quickly filtered into other press conferences with heads of government, rehashing questions about Biden’s mental state that have loomed over the conference since it began. Keir Starmer, asked about President Biden’s gaffe, insisted that the Nato summit had made breakthroughs that were welcomed by President Zelenskiy and had left Nato in a stronger position. Pressed by reporters on whether the US president was capable of serving another four years in office, he said: “Look, I was with him last night. We spent the best part of an hour together. We covered a lot of ground. “We’ve been through two days of this council and come to a very good outcome. He’s led through all, spoken at every session, pulled people together, and we got a good outcome and I think he should give credit for that.” French president Emanuel Macron in his press conference said: “Slips of the tongue happen, it’s happened to me.” Scholz was asked, in English, about Biden’s gaffe in a press conference a few minutes later. He sidestepped the question, and said he hoped that Biden would continue to strongly support Ukraine. |
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.Biden confuses Harris for Trump, Zelensky for Putin, as he misspeaks during NATO press conference
Biden Vows to Stay in 2024 Race Despite ‚Putin‘, ‚Trump‘ Gaffes
| 13.07.2024 President Joe Biden vowed he would remain in the 2024 presidential race, but two critical mistakes in the span of two hours deepened concerns about his mental acuity that threaten his campaign. |
