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The President's criticisms are nothing new. However, it is now being said that he is “absolutely” considering leaving NATO. Is the tip of his pen enough to do it? Biden's law may stop him.
Mário Crespo, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses the events of recent days in the US.
At 'Encontros Fora da Caixa', held live in Porto on Monday, Bloco Central selected President Trump as the international topic and the presidential election as the national topic for a conversation between Pedro Marques Lopes and Pedro Siza Vieira, moderated by Paulo Baldaia with sound design by João Martins.
He has become the face of Trump's anti-immigration policy, presents himself on social media and leads violent tactics known as 'turn and burn'. He is noted for his green coat in the style of Nazi officers.
Former presidents describe an “attack on American values” carried out through violent anti-immigration operations. Also, Paulo Portas refuses to vote for Ventura.
Azeredo Lopes, a CNN Portugal commentator, recalls the Portuguese military personnel killed while serving with NATO, after Trump downplayed the role of several countries. 'The memory of these people who gave their lives defending a cause was dishonoured today,' he says.
Bruno Cardoso Reis stresses that Europe must impose clear red lines on Trump. He warns that a policy of concessions weakens allies and that only firmness secures respect in transatlantic relations.
A series of transatlantic crises is teaching European leaders to act more quickly and more forcefully to protect shared interests, diplomats said.
The ECB president said he was “alert” and observed that his main concern is the potential disruption to economic outcomes due to the “uncertainty that Donald Trump is creating in the world”.
Lieutenant-General Marco Serronha analyses the first year of Donald Trump's second term in the White House and reflects on how Europe should respond. He believes NATO “is moribund at the moment”.
Just as the ‘real reason’ for President Trump resorting to economic blackmail to get control of Greenland has been leaked, Portugal’s government is calling for a “united and very strong The post Government calls for ‘strong, united voice’ against US Greenland threats – as real reason for them is revealed appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Venezuela, Greenland and Ukraine. Trump is claiming for himself the role of 'a new sheriff' in an arena where he contests power with Russia and China. What is Europe's role in this new geopolitical context?
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the United States intends to take control of Greenland, “one way or another”.
In this Thursday's commentary on 5.ª Coluna, Miguel Sousa Tavares argues that Donald Trump's ambitions pose a risk to international stability and to Europe's own interests.
The presidential candidate said that 'it was not out of love for freedom and democracy' that the United States launched an operation against Maduro.
For the candidate backed by the Bloco, the phrase Gouveia e Melo used to describe the United States is misleading. More than a 'dangerous drift', as the candidate said, Catarina Martins points out the danger that Donald Trump poses to his own people and to the world.
Municipal councillors from the Socialist Party denounce the “erosion of the rule of law” in the United States of America and the “escalation of repression” under the administration of Donald Trump.
In an interview, Stephen Miller argued that the Trump administration could annex the Danish territory if it so wished.
The US once again expressed its desire to annex Greenland, this time through Stephen Miller. Seven allies signed a joint declaration opposing it. Portugal was not among them.
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that the Trump administration has no clear strategy for Venezuela after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Schumer also criticised the lack of direction and warned about what he described as the 'chaos' of the US actions in the country.
