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Donald Trump Reportedly Believes French President Emmanuel Macron Leaked Their Conversations To The Media

President Donald Trump reportedly blamed French President Emmanuel Macron for allegedly leaking their private conversations, according to former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton made the claims in his upcoming book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. The book’s scheduled release date is June 23. As reported by Business Insider, Bolton claimed […]

By Anna Harnes | 3y ago

Donald Trump Rants About ‘YMCA’ Song When Asked About Allies Getting Involved In Middle East Conflict

As tensions heat up between the United States and Iran, reporters asked President Donald Trump whether or not he wants America’s NATO allies to become involved in the conflict. But instead of jumping into this philosophy on what he envisions from countries like Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom in the Middle East, he launched […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 3y ago

NATO Suspends Training Of Iraqi Forces Amid Fears Of Regional Fallout From Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s Death

On the heels of the aftermath of the killing of Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani’s death by way of U.S. drone strike, NATO announced on Saturday that they would be temporarily halting a training program for Iraqi forces, citing growing safety concerns in the region. According to Reuters, acting NATO spokesman Dylan White said that […]

By Ryan Ledendecker | 3y ago

‘Shameful, Lawless, Dangerous’ Donald Trump Must Be Removed To Restore America’s Credibility, Columnist Argues

Polls now show that more than half of the American public wants to see Donald Trump not only impeached, but removed from office. Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate appears likely to get underway in January. In a new op-ed, a prolific political columnist attempts to make the case that the charges of abuse of […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

White House Again Works To Block Resolution That Would Recognize The Armenian Genocide

The Trump administration reportedly has once again urged a member of the U.S. Senate to speak out against a resolution that would officially recognize the Armenian genocide, per a report Thursday from Axios. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, reportedly spoke out against the resolution on the Senate floor, telling his Senate colleagues that […]

By Connor Perrett | 4y ago

Joe Biden Ad Says ‘World Is Laughing’ At ‘Dangerously Incompetent’ Donald Trump After NATO Leaders Mock Him

Because he declines to criticize a United States president who is out of the country, Democratic 2020 presidential frontrunner Joe Biden waited 30 minutes after Donald Trump arrived back in the United States on Wednesday to release his toughest campaign ad yet, according to NBC News correspondent Maria Sotomayor, via Twitter. The sharply pointed Biden […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Donald Trump Was Really Talking About Himself When He Called Adam Schiff ‘Deranged,’ ‘Sick,’ Psychiatrist Says

When Donald Trump on Tuesday took time during the NATO summit in London to launch into a rant against Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, he was actually projecting, or subconsciously describing himself rather than the target of his comments, according to a leading psychiatrist in an MSNBC interview on Tuesday night. Trump’s remarks […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Princess Anne Appeared To Decline To Greet President Trump, And Queen Elizabeth Did Not Look Happy

Social media went wild after a clip appearing to show Princess Anne of the United Kingdom snubbing President Donald Trump went viral. In the video, her mother, Queen Elizabeth, looked less than thrilled at the behavior. President Trump was in London for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, scheduled for today, December 4. The […]

By Anna Harnes | 4y ago

Donald Trump Left NATO Early After World Leaders Reportedly Mocked Him

Donald Trump was scheduled to hold a closing press conference at the end of his time at the NATO summit on Tuesday, but the president made a last-minute announcement that he was canceling the event because he had already done several others over the two days that he was there. But some people questioned the […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

Emmanuel Macron Used ‘Toddler’ Psychology To Trick Donald Trump Into Backing NATO, ‘New York’ Writer Says

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his animosity toward NATO, the 70-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Alliance. Trump has dismissed the alliance as “obsolete” and has reportedly told aides privately that he wants the United States to withdraw from NATO. But, Trump made a statement today that appeared to endorse NATO after all. That […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Fox News Reporter Calls Out Donald Trump For Starting Health Care Rumors And Then Claiming Ignorance

During a photo op at the NATO conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump reportedly claimed not to know how rumors about a trade deal with the United Kingdom started. But Fox News White House correspondent John Roberts isn’t letting the comment go unchallenged. He says that it was the president himself that started the rumors in […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

Donald Trump Blasts Emmanuel Macron Over French Plan To Tax American Tech Companies

President Donald Trump blasted French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday at an event planned to promote unity, according to a report from The Los Angeles Times. At a NATO event in London on Tuesday, the American president reportedly took issue with some of Macron’s past comments, calling them “very very nasty” and “very disrespectful,” according […]

By Connor Perrett | 4y ago

Former CIA Director Agrees Trump Is ‘Clear And Present Danger’ To National Security

Many people have expressed concern about some of the actions taken by Donald Trump during his presidential tenure, and now former CIA director John Brennan has offered his thoughts, agreeing with the assessment that the president is a “clear and present danger” to the country’s national security, Newsweek reported. Brennan’s thoughts echoed those of David […]

By Naomi Kennedy | 4y ago

Donald Trump Privately Tells Aides He Wants US Out Of NATO, The One Thing Vladimir Putin Wants Most

Three days after an explosive New York Times report revealed that starting in May of 2017, Donald Trump was under an FBI counterintelligence investigation to determine whether he was a Russian agent, a new report by the same paper on Monday said that throughout 2018, Trump stated his intention to achieve what experts say is […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Ukraine’s President Asking For Help Against Russia

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has asked NATO for help, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to annex his country. He has asked NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to send warships to help the Ukraine. On Sunday, Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships near Crimea, according to Reuters. “Putin wants the old Russian empire […]

By KC Morgan | 5y ago

Trump Takes Aim At France’s World War Record As NATO Pullout Rumors Persist

Donald Trump has apparently been trying to think up the perfect response to the criticism he has received since canceling his attendance at a cemetery in France for the past two days, and this morning decided to tweet up a storm with his responses. The U.S. president fired off a number of tweets early on […]

By Lea van der Merwe | 5y ago

Donald Trump Attacks NATO Allies For Trade & Military Deficit, Threatens Pullout After Return From France

President Donald Trump wasted no time unloading on the United State’s European allies over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and “trade deficits” in a series of tweets after returning from a World War I memorial event in Paris. According to the New York Times, Trump revisited his familiar talking points, demanding a better arrangement for […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 5y ago

Pilots In Finland And Norway Report GPS Signals Being Lost, Some Believe Russia To Blame

Pilots in Finland and Norway taking part in NATO’s biggest military exercise in years, the Trident Juncture, have complained of their GPS signals being lost, according to Business Insider. Although the reason behind the disruptions in the GPS signals is not known yet, some observers say Russia might be responsible for it. Last month, NATO […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

Trump Lands In France On Friday, Gets Into Immediate Argument With French President

Almost the same time Air Force One was landing in France, Donald Trump was on Twitter complaining about President Macron, the country’s leader. “President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay […]

By KC Morgan | 5y ago

Trump Claims To ‘Know More’ About NATO Than James Mattis

During his latest appearance on CBS‘ 60 Minutes, President Donald Trump discussed a few burning issues with the show’s host, Lesley Stahl. The two touched upon the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Defense Secretary James Mattis. Trump boasted about “knowing more” about NATO than James Mattis, a four-star marine general, the Washington Examiner reports. […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 5y ago

Madeleine Albright Denounces Donald Trump, Calling Him ‘Almost A Gift’ To Russia And Putin

Madeleine Albright — the former Secretary of State — denounced Donald Trump after stating in an interview on Sunday that the president is “almost a gift” to Russia and Vladimir Putin, especially when factoring in Trump’s feelings about the European Union and NATO. As The Hill reports, when speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Albright […]

By Kristine Moore | 5y ago

US Threatens To Destroy Russian Missiles At NATO Meeting

Kay Bailey Hutchinson, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, gave a stern warning to Russia in a speech at the headquarters of the organization in Belgium on Tuesday, reports Reuters. According to Hutchinson, there is evidence that the Russian military is developing a ground-launched system which breaches a treaty from the Cold War between NATO and […]

By Chris Hockman | 5y ago

Turkey Promises It Will Conduct ‘Operations’ Against Enemies In The US

As part of a combative series of statements, the Turkish government has said that it will target opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan overseas — including the United States — reports NBC News. There are several Americans being held in jail in Turkey, which has led to tensions between the two nations. Turkey has arrested […]

By Chris Hockman | 5y ago

NATO Leader Shoots Down Naming Headquarters After John McCain

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shot down the possibility that NATO’s new headquarters could be named after late Arizona Senator John McCain on Friday, according to the WashingtonExaminer. Stoltenberg said during an appearance at a Heritage Foundation think tank that the organization was planning to honor McCain, a long-time supporter of the alliance, in another way. […]

By Joe Evans | 5y ago

France’s Macron Says Europe Can’t Rely On US For Security

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the European Union to take more action for its own security. He believes the EU shouldn’t rely on the United States so much and that it’s “up to us to meet our responsibilities and guarantee our security, and therefore European sovereignty.” According to ABC News, he said discussions […]

By Kristy Morgan | 5y ago

Trump Jeopardizes Alliance With Turkey Over Pastor Brunson’s Detention

According to Bloomberg, President Trump has jeopardized the United States’ alliance with Turkey by doubling the tariffs he already imposed on Turkish steel and aluminum imports in an effort to punish Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for detaining American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who allegedly participated in a failed coup. After Trump doubled his tariffs on […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

Montenegro Opposition Leader Calls Trump ‘Strangest President’ In U.S. History After World War III Remarks

Not long after President Donald Trump commented that the “tiny” country of Montenegro could trigger World War III, the nation’s former president of the parliament, Ranko Krivokapic, fired back, offering a rather colorful assessment of Trump’s presidency and his knowledge of foreign policy in an interview with BBC News. As detailed by the New York […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 5y ago

Trump Declares A ‘Very Good Start’ To Crucial Russian Negotiations

The key summit today in Helsinki, Finland, between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has apparently gotten off to a “very good start,” according to the president himself, who flew to the neutral nation for discussions with the Russian president yesterday. Mercury News reported that talks between the two leaders began today, with […]

By Christopher Barilla | 5y ago

Trump Calls EU A ‘Foe’ To The United States

In an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday, President Donald Trump called the European Union a “foe” to the United States, according to The Daily Beast. The President also went on to further suggest that America’s allies in the EU are more of a threat to the U.S. than Russia. After being […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

Trump Declares NATO Summit A Victory

According to CNN, President Trump declared Thursday morning that NATO members acquiesced to increase their defense spending. When pressed for details, however, Trump could only say that his fellow member states “agreed to pay more and they agreed to pay it more quickly.” The president avoided discussing specifics, only adding, “everyone has agreed to substantially […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

Melania Trump Wears $7,500 See-Through White Dress At NATO Reception And Dinner

Melania joined her husband President Trump and other world leaders and their spouses in Brussels for NATO. The first lady arrived at the NATO reception hand in hand with Donald Trump and wore a stunning white see-through $7,450 dress by Lebanese designer Elie Saab. According to the Daily Mail, the fashionable first lady was on […]

By Nigel Payne | 5y ago

Trudeau Stands Up To Trump At NATO Summit: Refuses To Increase Canadian Defense Spending

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has taken the Stance just because U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada needs to increase defense spending, doesn’t mean it’s something Canada will do. Trump has stated in a number of speeches, and again at the current NATO summit, that the U.S. is spending too much on the alliance and […]

By Inquisitr Staff | 5y ago

John Kerry Bashes Trump’s ‘Strange’ and ‘Counterproductive’ Actions At The NATO Summit

Former Secretary of State John Kerry harshly criticized Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the 45th president of “strange” and “counterproductive” statements and actions towards NATO, The Syracuse Post-Standard is reporting. Trump has been largely critical of both NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed as an alliance between 29 North American and European countries in […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Melania Visits Belgium And NATO Spouses

First lady Melania Trump embarked on a European tour with her husband, President Donald Trump, this past week for diplomatic visits throughout several countries in Europe. The Trumps touched down in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday – their first stop of the tour. They relaxed on Tuesday and attended the NATO annual summit on Wednesday. Some […]

By Kelly McInerney | 5y ago

EU’s Donald Tusk Warns Trump To Appreciate America’s Allies

BBC reported Tuesday that European Council President Donald Tusk advised President Trump to appreciate the European allies of The United States. Mr. Tusk tweeted at the U.S. president early Tuesday morning, warning, “US doesn’t have and won’t have a better ally than European Union. We spend on defense much more than Russia and as much […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

Trump Begins European Trip, Blasts NATO And Says Putin Summit Could Be ‘Easiest’

President Donald Trump departed for Brussels to begin his European trip with stops in Belgium, England, Scotland, and Finland, where he is to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin after NATO talks. The president spoke to reporters before leaving the White House early Tuesday morning. “I have NATO, I have the UK, which is in […]

By Dima Williams | 5y ago

President Trump Attacks NATO Over Lack Of Foreign Contributions To Defense Funds

On Monday, July 9, President Donald Trump issued a firm accusation against all other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, explaining that the United States of America spends more on collective defense than the other 28 nations involved combined. As reported by USA Today,”The United States is spending far more on NATO than any […]

By Christopher Barilla | 5y ago

Trump-Putin Summit: German Officials Concerned Trump Will Change Alliances, Jeopardize NATO

The long-awaited, historic meeting between President of the United States Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on June 16, 2018. As CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, the POTUS is planning a one-on-one meeting with the Russian leader. The Helsinki meeting will mark the first formal […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 5y ago

Javier Solana Denied Entry Into U.S., Former NATO Secretary General Spent Time In Iran

Javier Solana, the NATO secretary general between 1995 and 1999, must obtain his visa via the conventional route and undergo the full vetting process. According to the Washington Post, Solana told the press on Sunday that he had applied for an electronic visa waiver to travel to the United States and was denied. The reason […]

By Tracey Johnson | 5y ago

U.S. Military Presence In Poland Raises Security Concerns Across The Region, According To The Kremlin

Seeking to forge even more robust ties with the U.S., NATO member Poland has proposed that America set up a permanent military presence in that country and is willing to share the financial burden associated with it. A 39-page report from the Polish Defense Ministry suggests that an ongoing presence of U.S. forces would provide […]

By Robert Jonathan | 5y ago

U.S. Second Fleet Is Being Reinstated In Response To Increased Russian Naval Activity

The United States Navy’s Second Fleet will resume its post-World War II responsibilities along the Eastern Coast and North Atlantic Ocean. Part of those responsibilities is to support NATO, which is concerned about Russia’s growing naval presence in the Baltic Sea, Arctic Ocean, and Northern Atlantic Ocean. The Second Fleet will once again operate out […]

By Carissa Shuman | 5y ago

NATO Officially Developing Offensive Strategies For Cyber Warfare

NATO is changing its approach to cyber warfare. The intergovernmental military alliance is developing offensive strategies to battle hacker attacks officials claim to originate from Russia, North Korea, and China. This is a significant shift in strategy; NATO has always been on the defense, but that will change by early 2019, Reuters reports. “There’s a […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 6y ago

African Revolutionaries Say That The Libyan Slave Trade Was Made Possible By Qaddafi’s Assassination

By his own admission, President Barack Obama declared in a 2016 Fox News interview with Chris Wallace that the worst mistake of his presidency was “probably failing to plan for the day after what I think was the right thing to do in intervening in Libya.” Obama told The Atlantic that “it didn’t work” and […]

By Raychelle Muhammad | 6y ago

World War 3: European Union And NATO Support Sanctions But Oppose Military Action Against North Korea

As tensions continue to simmer between the U.S. and North Korea, we are seeing mixed messages coming from Europe over support for the Trump administration’s policy towards the hermit nation. Fears over the potential outbreak of World War 3 have reached an all-time high, with Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un trading insults […]

By Alan Ewart | 6y ago

Russia Accuses The U.S. Of Violating Peace Treaty, Vows To Retaliate

In addition to the latest Iran drama and the ongoing North Korean crisis, the United States now finds itself under fire from Russia for allegedly violating a peace treaty between Moscow and the Western military pact NATO. Russia views the Pentagon’s efforts in deploying a new force in the tense Baltic region as nothing but […]

By Hussein Elghoul | 6y ago

Jens Stoltenberg Of NATO: World At A Dangerous Point

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), told the Guardian that the world is at a dangerous point. Stoltenberg is a former prime minister of Norway. Stoltenberg spoke of the current dangers facing the world, as he stated, “It is more unpredictable, and it’s more difficult because we have so many […]

By Jean Philippe Gibson | 6y ago

Donald Trump And Austria’s Hans Doskozil Prepare For Balkans Conflict

Donald Trump releases presidential memorandum citing the Balkans as a national security threat to the United States of America. Across the Atlantic, Austrian defense minister Hans Doskozil issues a dire warning to Europe about the Balkans region. The issuance of Trump’s presidential notice and Doskozil’s statement both point towards an impending Balkans conflict. It is […]

By Jean Philippe Gibson | 6y ago

Putin Vows If Sweden Joins NATO, Russia Would Consider Move A Threat, Look Into Measures To ‘Eliminate It’

Sweden, much like Switzerland, has long held a position of neutrality in the decades-entrenched contest between Russia (and before that, the Soviet Union) and the West (the U.S. and the NATO alliance), but recent years have brought with it fears of a Russian invasion and/or takeover that has moved the Scandinavian nation closer to formally […]

By Norman Byrd | 6y ago

Trump Shoves Montenegro’s PM Aside Roughly To Claim His Place At The Front Of NATO Group Photo [Video]

Footage showing President Donald Trump shoving aside Prime Minister Dusko Markovic of Montenegro, as he sought his “rightful” place at the front row of a NATO leaders’ group photograph in Brussels, Belgium, went viral online early on Thursday. The video clip shows Trump pushing through a small crowd consisting of world leaders representing NATO member […]

By JohnThomas Didymus | 6y ago

America First! Trump Shoves NATO Member, Says Europe Must Pay Fair Share And Focus On Terrorism, Not Russia

President Trump’s attitude and message at Thursday’s NATO summit in Brussels has stirred controversy both in the U.S. and in Europe. European leaders who expected Trump to affirm the United States’ support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were shocked when the U.S. president called them out for not paying their fair share, while suggesting […]

By Perri Fisher | 6y ago

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