The Washington Post recently ran an article in which it details how LGBT pride march organizers in the United States are facing major gaps in their budgets for this year’s events, as corporate funding has significantly slowed under the second Trump administration.
After nearly a decade of mainstream pollsters consistently underpolling President Trump’s national support in the United States, it is fair to ask the question: Does his approval rating even matter anymore? Or is there any better way to asses the success of his second administration?
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz will step down from his post to serve as the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. This marks the first major reshuffle of the administration, with Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff seen as a possible successor to Waltz.
‘There has been an extraordinarily noticeable and palpable shift in the political culture and discourse in the United States over the past two decades…And the absolute most crucial thing the Democratic Party wants you to believe is that, above all else, being a Democrat is the only acceptable thing to be in America.’
‘I believe we are entering a period—certainly by this time next year—when the choice between China and the United States will be on the table. And I do think Hungary will ultimately have to choose,’ Director of the American Military Project at The Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life argued in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.
‘The communist leadership made several attempts to reclaim [the coronation jewels], but the US side was not open to this until 1977. In December of that year, a Hungarian delegation was allowed to travel to the United States to identify the treasures, and in January 1978, the Holy Crown and other insignia finally returned home.’
The United States is imposing a 20 per cent import tariff on the European Union and a 34 per cent tariff on China, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a White House ceremony, he signed the new trade policy into law, emphasizing the need for reciprocal tariffs to address trade imbalances.
Mr Palladino outlined the similar policies aimed at helping families by the Trump administration in the United States and the Orbán administration in Hungary. He also talked about ‘the American vibe shift’, by which he refers to how the current US administration is putting the cultural focus on families and childbearing again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed conditional support for ceasefire discussions concerning the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing the need to resolve key questions with the United States while highlighting concerns about NATO’s role and the security of Russia’s borders.
Donald Trump is reportedly considering relocating some 35,000 US soldiers from Germany to Hungary. Viktor Orbán has long advocated for strengthening European defence and establishing a joint European army, while also fully meeting Hungary’s NATO commitments on defence spending. At the same time, Hungary remains the only EU country that shares the United States’ position on Ukraine. But how likely is this plan to materialize?
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