Trump gives Zelenskyy days to respond to peace proposal - FT

President Donald Trump indicated he would judge a new Federal Reserve chair by whether they immediately move to cut interest rates. Trump responded “yes” when asked in an interview with Politico if a quick reduction of borrowing costs would be a litmus test for his handpicked central bank leader. “Yes. Well, this guy too ... should too,” Trump told Politico ...

President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people in an interview with POLITICO, belittling the traditional U.S. allies for failing to control migration and end the Russia-Ukraine war, and signaling that he would endorse European political candidates aligned with his own vision for the continent. The broadside attack against European political leadership represents the president’s most virulent denunciation to date of these Western democracies, threatening a decisive rupture with countries like France and Germany that already have deeply strained relations with the Trump administration. TRUMP SAYS EUROPE 'NOT HANDLING IT WELL' ON UKRAINE: POLITICO TRUMP SAYS 'NO QUESTION' RUSSIA HAS STRONGER POSITION: POLITICO TRUMP, ASKED IF SUPPORT FOR SLASHING INTEREST RATES IS LITMUS TEST FOR FED NOMINEE, SAYS 'YES' -POLITICO Trump: Could extend anti-drug military operations to Mexico and Colombia - Politico

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