G20 summit: Trump and Xi agree to restart US-China trade talks https://t.co/bv6sstDKJm
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 29, 2019
Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Japan:
– Begins by demanding a renegotiation of the US-Japan Defense Treaty, because he thinks the US should turn a profit on peace and stability, otherwise what's the point?
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— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) June 29, 2019
Analysis: Trump embraces dictators and despots in deal-making G20 summit https://t.co/FOVWCpEmtA
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) June 29, 2019
The meeting was 'very important and constructive' – Russian FMhttps://t.co/VQUFouGHTb
— RT (@RT_com) June 29, 2019
Dear @realDonaldTrump, when you met with Crown Prince MBS, did you discuss the killing of Mr. #Khashoggi, the chain of command, the botched investigation, the closed trial? You can make all the difference in the search for #justiceforjamal https://t.co/pNP3btWnVl
— Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) June 29, 2019
President Trump: "All of the leaders have come up and said it's incredible what's happened with the United States and they congratulate me and congratulate the people of the United States." #G20 pic.twitter.com/RZURRC8c01
— The Hill (@thehill) June 29, 2019
Trump hints at possible meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un at the DMZ between the Koreas when he visits there this weekend. https://t.co/4kgDXdJEzA
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 28, 2019
Focus will soon shift from G20 to Seoul. #NorthKorea responds to @realDonaldTrump’s tweet to meet at the DMZ pic.twitter.com/JohchzsM7s
— Yvonne Man (@YvonneManTV) June 29, 2019
U.S. remains outlier as G20 split over tackling climate change https://t.co/VVK4PLuRri pic.twitter.com/0xHLFelfVW
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 29, 2019
Every editorial trashing Trump’s dangerous conduct at the G20 should end with words to the effect of: “That is why we today call for the impeachment of Donald Trump.”
You can lament the declining relevancy of newspapers, or you can start being more goddamn relevant. You decide.
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) June 29, 2019
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NEWS FROM THE CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD
A federal judge told US House and Senate Democrats they can begin collecting financial evidence about Donald Trump's businesses in the emoluments lawsuit. Sen. Richard Blumenthal explains why he considers the ruling "historic." https://t.co/J11N4UakZC
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 29, 2019
This week’s debates deeply unnerved many establishment Democrats, who fear the sprint to the left will hand the 2020 election to President Trump. Liberals in the party say victory depends in part on inspiring turnout from young voters and progressives. https://t.co/dkxSBTXsxz
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 29, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: "When I’m told only white racists favor restrictionism, I note how the Mexican people are more opposed to illegal immigration than Americans: In a new poll, 61.5 percent of Mexicans oppose the entry of undocumented migrants, period." https://t.co/zOETfRIWKp
— Nick Rizzuto (@Nick_Rizzuto) June 29, 2019
Nothing speaks to the needs of the working class like fighting over busing in the 1970s, because that was totally a winning issue for Democrats back then and solidified their support among both whites and blacks in the working class. https://t.co/Mp0f549ofR
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 29, 2019
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what Democrats have to remember, is that there are a lot of us out here, all at a Casa Bonita, literal or figurative, a quiet plurality, and we’re all hungry. all we want to do is eat. is that so much to ask?— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) June 29, 2019
NEW: For much of the last three months, the most popular Biden website has been a slick little piece of disinformation that is designed to look like the former VP's campaign page, yet is most definitely not pro-Biden. It is the work of a Trump consultant https://t.co/PLb7Cg63T9
— Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) June 29, 2019
No offense, but I really don’t care who Chris Christie thinks the most electable Democrat is. https://t.co/Sa1pHUlkiN
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 29, 2019
As @jonathanchait noted, Trump was also asked about Putin's disparagement of Western liberalism and riffed on Democrats in California. pic.twitter.com/Wu2HrtLwPR
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 29, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Boris Johnson's likely victory is boosting the anti-Brexit movement – there has been a spike in donations and MPs who didn't previously support a "People's Vote" have started talking to pro-referendum groups https://t.co/ZSgwiPTt5z
— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) June 29, 2019
Since the #Brexit vote, the EU has agreed trade deals with:
1. Canada
2. Japan
3. Brazil
4. Argentina
5. Paraguay
6. Uruguay
7. Vietnam
That = 500,000,000 people.Since the Brexit vote, Britain has agreed trade deals with:
1. The Faroe Islands
That = 50k people— Oliver Murphy (@OGMurphy1) June 29, 2019
Brexit with the Lies removed – & why it's time for the Facts https://t.co/5pyapmZ3Aa
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) June 29, 2019
YouGov poll puts the Liberal Democrats in the lead with 30 percent of the vote, ahead of the Tories on 24 percent.
The Brexit Party comes in third with 19 percent followed by Labour with just 17 percent https://t.co/qP6Ew82a1d
— Denison Chapman (@DenisonChapman) June 29, 2019
“It is as potentially offensive to tell a British person that she is really Irish (and should just get an Irish passport) as it is to tell an Irish person she is British”
Professor Colin Harvey on the GFA birth right provisions & the impact of #Brexit https://t.co/zugsH4FLWi
— Emma DeSouza (@EmmandJDeSouza) June 29, 2019