Category: Verbatim
A U.S. Attack on Greenland Would End NATO
“I believe one should take the American president seriously when he says that he wants Greenland. But I will also make it clear that if the U.S. chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO and thus the security that has been established since the end of the Second World War.”
— “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that if Donald Trump were to attack the Danish island of Greenland that would mean the end of the NATO alliance,” Bloomberg reports.
The Inexorable Rise of Muskism
“Elon Musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His worldview promises sovereignty through technology: plug in, power up, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect, the more he owns you.”
— From Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff.
Next Up — Cuba?
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation right now, very badly failing nation. It’s very similar to Venezuela in the sense that we want to help the people in Cuba, but we want to also help the people that were forced out of Cuba and living in this country.”
— President Trump said his administration will likely discuss the situation in Cuba, which he described as a “failing” nation, the Miami Herald reports.
Trump Seeks to Dominate the Americas
“In the 30 years before the current Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America had largely focused on supporting democracy and free trade. … Mr. Trump has overhauled that approach to focus on what is in it for the United States — or, in many cases, for him.”
— New York Times
Ex-RNC Spokesman: GOP Is Trying to Bury Jack Smith’s Testimony
“They’re obviously trying to bury this. It doesn’t take a political communications expert to let you know that. … But, look, this is the kind of thing that can’t really be buried. It’s going to come out no matter what day of the week, no matter what hour of the day. You can try all you want, but I mean, this was … the special prosecutor who hasn’t spoken much at all publicly: Jack Smith. And anything that he says will be newsworthy. He was prosecuting, and he believes he was going to be able to indict and convict the current sitting president of the United States.”
– Tim Miller, Bulwark host and former Republican National Committee spokesperson, on MS NOW
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