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“You know that this war will destroy all that you possess. You will start this war but we will be the ones to impose its end. Therefore you have to be careful about insulting the Iranian people and the president of our Republic.”
— Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani, warning President Trump against war, saying it would “destroy all that you possess”, Reuters reports.
“Exercise caution if unexpectedly in the vicinity of large gatherings that may become violent.”
— A U.S. Embassy statement in London warning Americans to “keep a low profile” during President Trump’s upcoming trip to the U.K.
“Dear America, appreciate your allies, after all you don’t have all that many.”
— European Council President Donald Tusk, quoted by the AP.
No. 1
The 2004 Green Day hit song “American Idiot” is climbing the music charts in the United Kingdom ahead of President Trump’s visit there later this week, the HuffPost reports. The song is the No. 1 single on Amazon’s list of best-selling songs in Britain.
“You should ask our colleagues in the United States. In my opinion, this is the result of the ongoing acute political struggle in the United States. Indeed, Donald Trump and I have, firstly, met more than once at various international venues and secondly, we regularly talk over the phone.”
— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Axios, on why there hasn’t been a U.S.-Russian summit meeting yet.
“I truly believe North Korea has brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. Kim Jong Un agrees with me on this. It will happen!”
— President Trump, on Twitter.
“My view — I don’t know what your president will decide — is that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons. … It can work in the short term but it’s very insane in the medium to long term.”
— French President Emmanuel Macron, saying he believes President Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as part of “a strategy of increasing tension,” BuzzFeed News reports.
30%
A new Gallup poll finds other nations’ approval of U.S. leadership under President Trump hit a historical low of 30% in 2017. “The measure, the lowest since Gallup began tracking it worldwide in 2007, signals an 18-point drop from a year earlier, when 48% approved of the national influence under former President Obama. It is the single largest year-to-year drop in approval of U.S. leadership — or of any country examined — to date. The steep decline, researchers said, can be largely attributed to the shift in leadership in the West Wing.”
“I don’t blame China. After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.”
— President Trump, quoted by Axios, at an event with Chinese officials.
“Syria announced during United Nations climate talks on Tuesday that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change. The move, which comes on the heels of Nicaragua signing the accord last month, will leave the United States as the only country that has rejected the global pact.”
