Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures when asked about scaling back US drills with South Korea – live
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Trump also claims he’s ‘actually making it much safer’ for South Korea by scaling back joint military drills just days after North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles

President orders Pentagon to scale back ‘inappropriate and hostile’ exercises with South Korea Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, the Guardian understands. The UK prime minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be the senior White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident. No messages of significance were sent and the suspicious activity was quickly reported to the appropriate authorities, it is underst…

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    22·
    20 hours ago

    There used to be a synergy between supporting freedom democracy and having the economy thrive on it.
    USA is now disregarding and throwing overboard everything that made USA the world leader with the most allies of any country ever.

    • moustachio@lemmy.world
      31·
      19 hours ago

      Which supporting freedom democracy did we support? Are you just not counting the socialist and communist democracies our CIA overthrew and installed a pro capitalist dictator?

      Believing the USA was ever a “freedom democracy” supporter is pure delusion.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        23·
        19 hours ago

        You are very very wrong.
        When they liberated Europe and the world in WW2 from the axis powers together with England, Canada and many other allies, there is no doubt USA supported freedom and democracy. And even granted the conquered countries their freedom.

        • moustachio@lemmy.world
          52·
          18 hours ago

          So USA’s identity stems from 1945 years ago after a world war, and not the other most recent 80 years of despicable, anti democratic behavior?

          I fail to see how that’s not completely delusional.

          • Buffalox@lemmy.world
            31·
            17 hours ago

            Which supporting freedom democracy did we support?

            You just wrote in past tense, giving me the freedom to use the most obvious example that you are wrong.

            Believing the USA was ever a “freedom democracy” supporter is pure delusion.

            Here you even use EVER, further legitimizing my point.
            You are moving the goal post, and absolutely USA has been helping democracies like for instance South Korea and Taiwan a lot, even Japan could be included in that list. And the formation of NATO to protect democracies against Soviet Union and now Russia is also an example.
            Trump is not a NATO supporter, he is on the contrary trying to destroy it. And NATO is absolutely created with the main objective to defend democracies on both sides of the Atlantic.