“The Trump administration’s turn away from traditional European alliances and toward Russia will have profound effects on U.S. standing in the world.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#trump #putin #usa #russia #alliance

“…Trump wants to “radically shrink” the State Department and to change its mission from diplomacy and soft power initiatives that advance democracy and human rights to focusing on transactional agreements…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#trump #usa #oligarchy #kleptocracy

“As the U.S. retreats from its engagement with the world, China has been working to forge greater ties. China now has more global diplomatic posts than the U.S. and plays a stronger role in international organizations.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#usa vs #china

“Shutting embassies will hamper not just the process of fostering goodwill, but also U.S. intelligence…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#trump #usa

“Trump’s turn of the U.S. toward Russia also means that allies are concerned he or members of his administration will share classified intelligence with Russia, thus exposing the identities of their operatives.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#putin couldn’t be happier with #trump

“Musk has claimed to have found billions of dollars of waste or fraud in the government, and Trump and the White House have touted those statements. But their claims to have found massive savings have been full of errors, and most of their claims have been disproved.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#musk #trump #doge #deception

“Instead of showing great savings, DOGE’s claims reveal just how poorly Musk and his team understand the work of the federal government. After forcing employees out of their positions, they have had to hire back individuals who are…crucial to the nation…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#musk #doge #incompetence

“Trump claimed that the DOGE team had found “$8 million for making mice transgender,” and added: “This is real.”
Except it’s not. The mice…were “transgenic”…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#trump #musk #doge #incompetence

“…in just his first month in office, Trump spent about $10.7 million in taxpayer money playing golf.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 6, 2025
#trump #golf #taxpayermoney