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A Nobel Dispute With Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Offers a Window Into Trump’s Governing Style

 I n the theater of global diplomacy, few acts have been as revealing—or as absurd—as Donald Trump’s ongoing feud with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre over the Nobel Peace Prize.  What began as a misunderstanding has morphed into a full-blown diplomatic farce, offering a rare, unfiltered glimpse into how Trump governs: with grievance, spectacle, and a relentless need for personal validation.  What the Nobel spat with Norway ultimately exposes is more than a simple misunderstanding of how international institutions work. It offers a glimpse into Trump’s core approach to power. He does not treat the presidency as a trust, bound by democratic norms and independent systems. He treats it as a stage for personal validation, where every exchange—whether with a foreign leader, a federal agency, or a central bank—is something to be bent, claimed, or “won.” That perspective also sheds light on why Trump remains so preoccupied with his feud with Joe Biden. To him, the pres...

Fedlan News Calls It First: In Davos, Trump Signals No Military Plans for Greenland Fedlan News | FN Newsroom

While CNN, and other major networks flooded the airwaves with breathless coverage, parsing every stray remark Trump made about Greenland and wrapping it in a fog-of-war narrative, Fedlan News chose a different path. Instead of amplifying speculation, it offered a more measured view—laying out why the idea of the U.S. military attacking Greenland is not just unlikely, but implausible. That context mattered when President Donald Trump stepped onto the stage at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. The audience was already primed for a speech that would drift well beyond interest rates and trade balances. Trump did not disappoint. What followed was a familiar mix of swagger, grievance, and off-the-cuff geopolitics. And tucked into it, almost casually, was the revival of one of the strangest notions of his presidency: the idea that the United States should acquire Greenland.  Throughout his speech, Trump repeatedly took aim at European leaders, accusing them of complacency, hypocrisy,...

Best Friends In Infamy: The Statue Of Trump And Epstein, And The Art That Won’t Be Silenced - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom

Best Friends in Infamy explores the Trump and Epstein statue, a protest artwork the government tried to silence but couldn’t. In 2002, Donald Trump gave a quote that today lands like a grenade. Speaking to New York Magazine about Jeffrey Epstein, Trump said, “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.” At the time, it read like another breezy Trumpism—cocky, careless, sprinkled with his usual mix of bragging and boundary-pushing. But reread it in the shadow of Epstein’s crimes, and it stops being harmless banter. It becomes evidence. It becomes the sort of line prosecutors circle in red ink. Because if Trump knew Epstein’s taste in “younger” women was more than a rumor, and if he never reported it, that could make him complicit. Misprision of felony, obstruction, accessory—whatever the statute, the deeper crime would be silence. This isn...

In Mein Kampf & Trump, Author Argues Jeffrey Epstein Is a Product of Trump’s America " | " Fedlan News

In Mein Kampf & Trump, Author Argues Jeffrey Epstein Is a Product of Trump’s America " | " Fedlan News : In Mein Kampf & Trump, the author argues that Jeffrey Epstein is a product of Trump’s America, exploring the troubling connection between the two. Mein Kampf & Trump  is not a book that offers comfort. It offers confrontation. It asks us to look beyond headlines and hashtags and consider the deeper implications of a political movement that blurs the line between justice and favoritism, between spectacle and governance. Jeffrey Epstein may be gone, but his shadow lingers. Not just because of his crimes, but because of the system that allowed him to flourish—a system that  Mein Kampf & Trump  argues is still very much alive. It is a book that dares to ask: What happens when power no longer serves the people, but only the performance? The answer, it seems, is the America we’re already living in. Yahoo is now ranking Mein Kampf & Trump: A Dangerous Rese...

Jurors Gripped by Fear. Is it a Former President or a Mob Boss in the Dock?

Jurors Gripped by Fear. Is it a Former President or a Mob Boss in the Dock? By Mary Jones | Wednesday , May 29, 2024 | 5 min read Former FBI director likens President Donald Trump to a mafia boss Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan has been marked by his vocal dissatisfaction with various aspects of the proceedings. He has expressed grievances about: the Judge, prosecutors, their relatives, witnesses, the jurors and the Media. These criticisms are part of a broader strategy by Trump to cast doubt on the fairness and legitimacy of the trial, a tactic he has used in various legal and political contexts. Donald Trump's trial is historic as it marks the first criminal case against a former U.S. president. The charges stem from allegations that he fraudulently covered up pre-election hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep voters unaware of their alleged affair. This case has drawn parallels to prosecutions of organized crime figures due to the nature of the all...

Trump, Advocate of Harsh Police Tactics, Complains About 'Deadly Force' Language in FBI Mar-a-Lago Search Document

Trump, Advocate of Harsh Police Tactics, Complains About 'Deadly Force' Language in FBI Mar-a-Lago Search Document. By Tony Bruce | Saturday , May 25, 2024 | 3 min read The situation involving former President Donald Trump and his recent comments about the FBI's use of "deadly force" language in the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit highlights a notable inconsistency in his stance on law enforcement practices. Throughout his political career, Trump has been a vocal advocate for strong law enforcement measures. He has often supported the use of harsh tactics by police during arrests, emphasizing the need for law and order. For instance, he has expressed approval for police being tougher on crime suspects and has frequently lauded law enforcement officers for their difficult and dangerous work. However, in a recent turn of events, Trump has criticized the inclusion of "deadly force" language in an FBI document related to the search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. This...