Washington Post (July 24)
2018/ 07/ 26 by jd in Global News
Somehow Trump’s appeal keeps rising. “His support within the Republican Party has risen and solidified. It now stands at around 90 percent, which is what tin-pot dictators get in rigged elections.” This leaves many befuddled, but his trick is telling people what they already believe. Playing to prejudice is Trump’s appeal. “He validates the thinking—some of it ugly—of many Americans. To them, Helsinki doesn’t matter and even Putin doesn’t matter. Only Trump does. To them, he hates the right people.”
Tags: Appeal, Dictators, Hate, Helsinki, Prejudice, Putin, Republican, Solidified, Trump, Validation
Bloomberg (July 24)
2018/ 07/ 26 by jd in Global News
“Nobody thought the U.K. would put jobs and money at risk by leaving the EU without an agreement on trade terms. Until now.”
