U.S. President Donald Trump vows rapid increase in tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends https://t.co/xrX6O6QfDt by @steveholland1 Eric Beech pic.twitter.com/kN2kvQDxA6
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 31, 2019
On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019
“Beyond the obvious economic damage, imposing tariffs against Mexico would threaten the U.S.’s stature as a diplomatic partner globally.“ – @davidfickling https://t.co/VVVO0fQJuC
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 31, 2019
"#Mexico is on track to become the United States' largest trading partner, ahead of China and Canada, according to census data through March." https://t.co/fQlWCOWWzR
— David Gura (@davidgura) May 31, 2019
Dow futures plummet after Trump announces new Mexico tariffs https://t.co/dygWOcwZ2Z pic.twitter.com/rnKy85qh1M
— The Hill (@thehill) May 31, 2019
Elsewhere in Insanoworld…
Opinion: If Trump doesn’t warrant impeachment, who does? https://t.co/j2b420z7Wy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 31, 2019
Senator, probably should just keep a pad on your desk that says "I support Trump's ___ to ___ with thermonuclear ____ against the country, city, state, or municipality of ____ until it ____
Then you can play mad libs every day and save your press guys some time. https://t.co/iYfMWD0g7x
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 31, 2019
How much are taxpayers spending on a trip by the head of the president’s business to help the president make money overseas?https://t.co/174rUkE32C
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 31, 2019
Either the President is so unhinged he ordered all references to a deceased war hero purged from his view
or
the military THINKS its commander is so unhinged it ordered all references to a deceased war hero purged from his view
Either way it’s super bad & we should investigate
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 30, 2019
And that’s the whole point of this clown-show presidency, isn’t it? I know Trump tweets to his base, not the rest of us, but is this really what they want? A POTUS who sees the office like a reality TV/game show? Is there really a huge, untapped demand in rural America for that?? https://t.co/kxM36usITy
— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) May 31, 2019
“The president has no mandate upon which to build an argument against accountability.” https://t.co/vCKIzpouiv
— Bill Merikallio (@bmerikal) May 30, 2019
Iran tells Donald Trump the only thing that will "end" is him https://t.co/1IZ4J028X2
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 31, 2019
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WORLD
U.S. says countries buying Iranian oil will be subject to sanctions https://t.co/8SIT4XKa3b pic.twitter.com/uUnGMEen3o
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 31, 2019
NEW: Trump’s bff Kim Jong-Un had a top aide executed as a result of the failed Trump-Kim North Korea summit in February.
Trump lied to American citizens and the world, saying the visit was a huge success. https://t.co/cRz7tQ2dNq
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) May 30, 2019
Well, at least it's a lot quicker than what happens to our failed diplomats: forced to attend Council on Foreign Relations meetings and appear on CNN International https://t.co/fNwPrsBRli
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) May 31, 2019
China has halted purchases of American soybeans in another move in the escalating trade war w/ the US. Chinese buyers have stopped ordering & don't expect to resume the purchases due to the disagreement over trade between the world's two largest economies. https://t.co/JRqcDFHDIY
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 30, 2019
Beijing has readied a plan to restrict exports of rare earths to the U.S. if needed, sources say https://t.co/nZfdSEwOYy
— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) May 31, 2019
Trade War Bites As China Manufacturing PMI Tumbles Back Into Contraction https://t.co/s5YqSaZ3TJ
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 31, 2019
Tsipras faces fight to stay in power after EU elections mauling https://t.co/1SsqFO5jzH
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 31, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
UK PM May's party faces worst ever election result amid Brexit crisis: poll https://t.co/jUcq0l4EO3 pic.twitter.com/Ao85d4el2a
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 31, 2019
Got to take a single poll with a pinch of salt, but even with a handful this is deeply distressing for Labour. We better move our Brexit position fast and move it hard. The voters we need to win back are crying out for unambiguous opposition to Brexit. https://t.co/Vsb8grasOU
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) May 30, 2019
Well, this is all going swimingly pic.twitter.com/hhCPvaztNQ
— Philip Cowley (@philipjcowley) May 31, 2019
“Brexit and the Rise of the British Trumps” – me and @OwenJones84 having a chat about Boris and Farage on my podcast. You know you want to listen: https://t.co/ieaekXIzew
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 30, 2019
The 27 EU governments decide the Brexit mandate, not the European Commission, which implements what the national governments decide.
But as profound knowledge there of the EU from the leader of the main UK opposition as most of the Tory leadership candidates. #BuckleUpIreland https://t.co/DPKievI4h7
— Daniel Keohane (@KeohaneDan) May 30, 2019
Jurgen Klopp criticises Jeremy Corbyn for putting his own aspirations to be PM before the people of the UK. https://t.co/tzfz73fGs7
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 30, 2019