2025-05-28: Trump Roundup

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presstv.ir (2025-05-28). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

presstv.ir (2025-05-28). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.

presstv.ir (2025-05-28). Trump's EU tariffs delayed. presstv.ir The EU-US trade, valued at €1.6 trillion annually, is under threat due to Donald Trump's proposed 50% tariff on EU imports.

G. Dunkel, John Catalinotto (2025-05-28). Big budget robs poor, feeds rich. workers.org May 26. The White House's big bulls—t budget bill passed the House the morning of May 24 in a 215 to 214 vote and may pass the Senate this week, although there are reports some Republican senators fear the consequences. Trump is pushing to get it through fast. Demonstrators protest . . . |

newarab (2025-05-28). Netanyahu, Trump in heated spat over Iran nuclear talks: report. newarab.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President The phone call between Netanyahu, The pres…

newarab (2025-05-28). Trump admin freezes new student visa appointments. newarab.com President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Tuesday. | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the cable that the department plans to issue updated guidance on social media vetting of student and exchange visitor applicants after a review is completed and advised consular sections to halt the scheduling of such visa appointments. | The move comes as the Trump admin…

newarab (2025-05-28). Trump admin seeks to cut remaining federal ties with Harvard. newarab.com The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with The administration "will send a letter to federal agencies today asking them to identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether they can be canceled or redirected elsewhere," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Wasim Qadri (2025-05-28). Why King Charles Wants Canada to Stand Before Trump? thinktank.pk On May 27, 2025, King Charles III delivered a historic Speech from the Throne to Canada's Parliament in Ottawa, marking the first such address by a monarch since 1977. Amid rising tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly suggested annexing Canada as the 51st U.S. state, the King's speech emphasized Canada's sovereignty, self-determination, …

WSWS (2025-05-28). Trump administration cancels Harvard's remaining federal funding, escalates attack on international students. wsws.org The latest attack on the university by the Trump administration threatens federal funding for Harvard worth an estimated total of $100 million dollars.

WSWS (2025-05-28). Trump issues flurry of pardons for millionaire tax cheat, corrupt sheriff and reality-TV swindlers. wsws.org The wealthy and well-connected pardoned by Trump include a Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges, a millionaire tax cheat whose mother gave lavishly to the Trump campaign, and reality-TV hucksters previously sentenced to 18 years in prison on multiple federal charges related to financial crimes.

UMMID (2025-05-28). Apple, Samsung or … Phones made outside U.S. will be taxed: Trump. ummid.com A day after warning Apple that iPhones if manufactured elsewhere and imported to the United States will be taxed, Donald Trump said the condition applies to all phone manufacturers be it Samsung or anyone.

Dan La Botz (2025-05-28). Trump: Shamelessly Making U.S.A. More Unequal and Government More Corrupt. internationalviewpoint.org The House of Representatives, dominated by the Republican Party, last week passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," as he calls it, by a vote of 215 to 214, giving tax cuts to the rich and more money to the military while reducing a variety of social programs for working-class and poor people. | – | / |

André Frappier, Bernard Rioux (2025-05-28). Lessons from the last federal elections: Towards the renewal of the status quo ante or the desperate search for an agreement with Trumpism. internationalviewpoint.org While various polls for 2024 predicted a landslide victory for the Conservative Party of Canada, the last federal election gave the Liberal Party of Canada a fourth term. The election campaign was dominated by widespread public apprehension over the trade war and Donald Trump's threats of annexation of Canada. These fears weighed heavily on voting intentions. | – | / |

Heinrich Neuhaus (2025-05-28). Merz-Klingbeil government is Trumpism lite. internationalviewpoint.org Germany's latest variant of the GroKo (Grosse Koalition, Grand Coalition), with Friedrich Merz (CDU/CSU) as Chancellor and Lars Klingbeil (SPD) as Vice-Chair, aims, according to the coalition agreement, to represent "responsibility for Germany". Translated from political newspeak, this means that the amount of profits is untouchable. | – | / |

Dianne Feeley (2025-05-28). Trump's Mass Deportation Wave. internationalviewpoint.org Key to Trump's Make America Great Again pledge was the promise to deport millions of immigrants. During both his presidential campaigns he identified immigrants as "terrorists, murderers, rapists" or "individuals let loose from mental institutions." Once elected again, he promised to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and deport several million people. | – | / |

A a (2025-05-28). Donald Trump's lack of critical thinking skills with respect to Russia and Ukraine. strategic-culture.su By Larry C. JOHNSON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Donald Trump grabbed headlines on Monday with his Sunday outburst directe…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-05-28). Chris Hedges: Trump's Useful Idiots. popularresistance.org The media, universities, the Democratic Party and liberals, by embracing the fiction of "rampant antisemitism," laid the groundwork for their own demise. Columbia and Princeton, where I have taught, and Harvard, which I attended, are not incubators of hatred towards Jews. The New York Times, where I worked for fifteen years and which Trump calls "an enemy of the people," is slavishly subservient to the Zionist narrative. What these institutions have in common is not antisemitism, but liberalism. And liberalism, with its creed of pluralism and inclusiveness, is slated by our authoritarian regime for obliteration.

Editor (2025-05-28). Trump Admin Pauses Student Visa Interviews Pending Social Media Vetting Increase. scheerpost.com Harvard Free Palestine Camp. Dariusz Jemielniak ("Pundit"), CC BY 4.0 By Sharon Zhang / The Trump administration has put a pause on new student visa application interviews as it prepares to expand its surveillance of the social media activity of those seeking to study in the U.S., Politico reports, in the latest instance of the administration's crackd…

Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News. (2025-05-28). Rubio, Cuba And The Zionist Model. popularresistance.org Marco Rubio has turned into one of President Donald Trump's "go to" guys. Appointed secretary of state at the beginning of Trump's second term, and recently appointed acting national security adviser, he has proven effective in translating Trumpian goals into policy practices. | It is not that difficult for Rubio because he shares many of those same biases. For instance, a seemingly absolute belief that the Israelis must be supported even as they lay waste to humanitarian principles and international law. | To this end, as secretary of state, Rubio dedicated himself to revamping the State Department's Bureau of D…

geo.tv (2025-05-28). Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments. geo.tv Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2025. —ReutersUS President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State…

geo.tv (2025-05-28). Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations without warning. geo.tv US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration has asked the US Supreme Court to let it deport migrants to other countries without…

geo.tv (2025-05-28). Saudi resident Hajj violators to face deportation, 10-year ban. geo.tv Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayer at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 17, 2018. — Reuters | Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2025. — ReutersTrump admin to terminate about $100m in contracts with Harvard.Administration says it is complying with court order on int'l students.Further court hearing on the matter set for…

Lawrence Wittner (2025-05-28). Why Trump, the "Peacemaker," Can't Secure Peace. counterpunch.org In recent years, Donald Trump has frequently billed himself as a bringer of peace. During 2023 and 2024, as he campaigned for re-election, he declared at least 53 times that he would end the Ukraine War within 24 hours of taking office or even before that. Referring to peace for Ukraine before a gathering in

Dean Baker (2025-05-28). Mad Money: Why the Markets are Angry at Trump. counterpunch.org When he was elected last fall, Donald Trump was the darling of the business community. He promised to get rid of pesky regulations that protect consumers from fraudulent business practices. His sidekick, Elon Musk, even pledged to "delete" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Trump also promised to get rid of annoying environmental regulations. If companies

Phil Mattera (2025-05-28). The Other Corporate Restraints. counterpunch.org Donald Trump thinks that young girls should get by with fewer dolls, but there is apparently no limit to the number of regulatory gifts he is offering Corporate America. Long-standing rules are being brushed aside, while laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are not being enforced. Entire agencies such as the Consumer Financial

geo.tv (2025-05-28). Trump says Putin 'playing with fire' as sanctions pressure grows. geo.tv Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the supervisory board of the Russia – Land of Opportunity organisation in Moscow, Russia, May 27, 2025. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his…

aljazeera (2025-05-28). How has Bitcoin performed since Trump took office? aljazeera.com Bitcoin has surged 60 percent since Trump's re-election in November 2024, reaching current highs of $111,000.

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-28). Students protest ties with Trump's US. greenleft.org.au

Susie Linfield (2025-05-28). Trump, Intifada and the D.C. shooting: In the U.S., violence never feels far away. haaretz.com The Washington murders are being interpreted as the result — inevitable, we are told — of the intifada chants and the Free Palestine movement that supports them. Here's why it's not that simple…

newleftreview (2025-05-28). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.

Saeed Minhas (2025-05-27). Why NATO Chief Fears about The Hague Summit? thinktank.pk The NATO summit scheduled for June 24—25, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands, is a pivotal event for the alliance, focusing on military spending, collective defense, and Ukraine's potential membership. However, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is reportedly concerned that tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could disrupt proceedings, threatening the …

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