German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump
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Week in Review: Mr. Trump Pushes at Europe, U.S. Navy Angers China, Iran’s New President, and More
- United States President Donald Trump is in the midst of his first foreign trip, with his first three stops happening in the seats of the world’s three monotheistic faiths. He intensified his scolding about nato allies not spending enough on defense.
- The U.S. Navy just conducted its first freedom of navigation patrol under the Trump administration in the South China Sea. This comes during a time when relations between China and the U.S. had been warming, and it could put serious strains on that fragile reconciliation.
- Iran just reelected Hassan Rouhani, the so-called “moderate” incumbent who first came into power in 2013. Liberals in the West are calling this a victory for reformists. But the facts show that this optimism is misplaced.
- On Monday night, Britain suffered its most devastating terrorist attack in more than a decade. How can we expect Britain and Europe to react to this barbaric Islamic attack?
- We also discuss Mr. Trump’s visit with the pope, new strains in the U.S.-Britain relationship, the Philippines threatening to shift its allegiance from America to Russia, and Iran’s new overtures to Hamas.
