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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Favoring Foes Over Friends, Trump Threatens to Upend International Order — Former President Donald J. Trump suggested that he would incite Russia to attack “delinquent” U.S. allies, foreshadowing potentially far-reaching changes in the world order if he wins the White House again.
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Enough to make Reagan ill’: Trump's NATO remarks under fire — “Honestly this seems kinda important,” said Sen. Brian Schatz. — Democrats and some Republicans were quick to condemn Donald Trump after the former president said Saturday night he would “encourage” Russia to attack …
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Politico, Diane Ravitch's blog, Forbes and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little — Republican senator Marco Rubio seeks to downplay meaning of remarks as White House describes them as ‘unhinged’ — A Republican senator has sought to calm rising European security anxieties created by Donald Trump …
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Blue Virginia, Althouse and Talking Points Memo
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Trump says he would encourage Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’ to any NATO country that doesn't pay enough — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn't meet spending guidelines …
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The Daily Beast, Benzinga, Chicago Tribune, The Hill and Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump meets with GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson — The former president had dinner with the casino executive on Thursday. — Former President Donald Trump dined with casino executive Miriam Adelson in Las Vegas on Thursday, his latest indication he is moving to consolidate the support of the Republican donor class.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members — At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills. — Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the presumptive Republican nominee …
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Trump says he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russia if they're ‘delinquent’ — CONWAY, S.C. - Former President Donald Trump said America would not defend NATO allies against Russia if they did not meet his definition of contributing enough defense spending, threatening to upend the alliance if elected president again in 2024.
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James FitzGerald / BBC:
Trump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack Nato allies who do not pay their bills — Watch: Trump would not protect countries from attack by Russia if they do not pay enough into Nato — Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Says He Gave NATO Allies Warning: Pay In or He'd Urge Russian Aggression — Speaking in Conway, S.C., Donald J. Trump said as president he'd told NATO allies that he would urge Russian aggression against countries that owed the military alliance money.
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The Hill, Vanity Fair, Balloon Juice, Bloomberg, Press Herald, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Final Proof That Trump's Appeal Was Never About the Economy … The American economy keeps performing better and better. Oddly, so too does Donald Trump's polling. It is historically difficult to find a period of time in which an incumbent president, absent a major scandal or failed war …
David Cohen / Politico:
Rubio declines to criticize Trump over comments on Haley's husband — “It's just part of these campaign cycles,” he said. — Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday declined to condemn former President Donald Trump for his rhetoric Saturday about the husband of Republican rival Nikki Haley, a National Guard officer now deployed overseas.
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Frank Gardner / BBC:
Nato says Trump comments ‘undermine all of our security’
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he'd disregard NATO treaty, urge Russian attacks on allies
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Trump Says He Might ‘Encourage’ Russia To Attack NATO Allies
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump threatens NATO, says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’
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Rolling Stone, NBC News, CNN and The Guardian
Andrea Vacchiano / Fox News:
Trump mocks Haley by asking where her deployed husband is: 'Where is he? He's gone'
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Associated Press, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Shamim Adam / Bloomberg:
NATO Joins White House in Rejecting Trump's Remarks on Alliance
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Wall Street Journal, Politico, Reuters, The Guardian, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, Fox News and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump asks about whereabouts of Haley's husband, who's serving overseas
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Raw Story, The Times of Israel, Mediaite, RedState, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says He'd Encourage Russia to Attack NATO Allies Who Don't Pay
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New York Times
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Overwhelming majority of Americans think Biden is too old for another term: POLL — A majority also think Trump is too old for a second term. — President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2024.
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RedState, Associated Press and Political Wire
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Sarah Siock / The Hill:
Overwhelming majority think Biden is too old to serve following Hur report: Poll
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Fritz Farrow / ABC News:
Sen. Coons gets animated arguing that Biden's apparent memory slips aren't ‘what matters’ in 2024 race
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The Hill, RedState, The Post Millennial, Raw Story, Washington Times and Breitbart
Andrew Weissmann / Just Security:
The Real “Robert Hur Report” (Versus What You Read in the News)
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Washington Post, The Hill and Fox News
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump
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Benzinga, Washington Examiner and nationalinterest.org
Jonathan Alter / OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter:
Surviving Biden's Brain Freezes
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Washington Examiner, HotAir, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, The Moderate Voice and New York Times
Washington Post:
Biden moving closer to a breach with Netanyahu over war in Gaza — Some of Biden's aides are urging him to publicly criticize the Israeli prime minister as casualties mount — President Biden and his top aides are closer to a breach with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, Rolling Stone, Balloon Juice, Benzinga and New York Times
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CNN:
McCarthy foes face blowback as primary threats grow and GOP donors shut their wallets — Watch CNN's coverage of the eight House Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 11 a.m. ET. — CNN — Donors no longer want to contribute to their campaigns.
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