Tag: Donald Trump
Presidential Crimes and Pardons: Donald J. Trump and America’s “Higher Law”
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Cicero, On the Laws
Abstract: From the beginning of his sordid presidency, Donald J. Trump has shown willful indifference to the security and justice of the...
Elliott Abrams: ‘There is no reason to make all sorts of concessions to Iran’
Elliott Abrams is no stranger to Washington, specifically U.S. foreign policy, having served in the Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. He also served under longtime Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.),...
Netanyahu thanks Trump on three-year anniversary of US recognition of Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his great support for the Jewish state, saying that his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2017 would go down...
Trump plans to appoint five individuals to US Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention on Thursday to appoint five individuals to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
Those named to the council, which is the governing body of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum...
GOP Has Become a Danger to U.S. Democracy
While I cheer Biden’s victory in the presidential election, I lament the state of the union Trump is leaving behind. Sadly, Biden’s victory has not been a repudiation of Trump, as he received more...
Al-Qaeda magazine: No difference between Biden, Trump on Islam
According to Al-Qaeda’s Al-Khalusa magazine, as far as America’s relationship with the Muslim world is concerned, a Biden administration will differ from the Trump administration in tone only, not in substance.
An article in the magazine’s Nov....
Report: Trump considered options to attack Iranian nuclear facility
U.S. President Donald Trump had of late been seeking options for attacking the Natanz nuclear site in Iran after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported an increase in the country’s stockpile of nuclear...
Christiane Amanpour apologizes for Kristallnacht-Trump comparison
Veteran CNN anchorwoman Christiane Amanpour apologized during her Monday show for having equated the events of Kristallnacht with U.S. President Donald Trump’s term in office.
Her comments caused a storm of controversy, including a demand from Israel...
Caligula Goes Covid: Nuclear Perils of Trump’s Last Days
“The air tonight is as heavy as the sum of human sorrows.”-Albert Camus, Caligula
It is no longer just hyperbole. Still armed with nuclear weapons, a conspicuously deranged American president may be willing to do anything...
JCPA study: How Jewish Americans voted in the presidential election
The 2020 presidential election in the United States presented unique circumstances in light of unprecedented early, mail-in and absentee voting, but also provided a focus on the role played by the so-called “Jewish vote,”...