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The non-friendly [approach] is a violent course and I don't want that...They have to get moving. They have to make that decision. It's their decision."
Trump weighed in on the state of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks while he was in Qatar Wednesday, saying
I do have concerns that, with the president's call for broad-based tariffs against friend and foe alike, that ultimately the administration is advancing policies that are not targeted at countries that have been abusing our trade relationship, but rather are essentially new industrial policy that will result in inflation, that will harm consumers, and that will ultimately harm the American economy."
On tariffs, Pence saidWhatever the future holds for me, I'm going to try and be a consistent voice for those conservative values that I think are not only the right policy for the Republican Party, but I think they're the best way forward for a boundless future for the American people."
Former Vice President Mike Pence told CNN last weekHe's going to the Arab countries and they're treating him like royalty. There's a Trump golf course, a hotel, a plane, all these things. It's a question of at what point do they want to use this economic leverage they have with him to ask him to please curb Israel in Gaza and Iran and stabilize the region?"
Israeli analyst Shira Efron told Politico of Trump's trip to the Middle EastI was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers that day,
Pence told CNN last weekI really don't know anything about it, but I'm a big crypto fan, I will tell you,
he told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled to Qatar
The U.S.-Saudi relationship has been a bedrock of security and prosperity,
Trump said during his speech at the investment summitThe package also includes extensive training and support to build the capacity of the Saudi armed forces, ... including enhancement of Saudi service academies and military medical services."
the fact sheet read,The visit is highlighting the strength of the relationship and adding ballast by creating a continuously expanding web of ties in the economic, political and security fields."
Saudi political commentator and author Ali Shihabi, as quoted by Bloomberg, saidIn addition to purchases of $142 billion of American-made military equipment by our great Saudi partners, the largest ever, this week there are multibillion dollar commercial deals with Amazon, Oracle, AMD—they're all here—Uber, Qualcomm, Johnson & Johnson and many, many more. So, I want to congratulate everybody."
President Trump, during his address in Riyadh, saidThis will be just the beginning as tech players such as the hyperscalers, Palantir, Tesla and others see the game changing AI market opportunity in the Middle East and we expect bigger AI deals on the horizon,
they addedLeading up to this historic deal, President Trump had already secured trillions in U.S.-based investments, setting the stage for a new era of American prosperity,
it addedIn the United States, we've launched the Golden Age of America. It's the golden age. We see it. We see it with all that money, trillions and trillions of dollars pouring in, hundreds of thousands of jobs coming in with it. And with the help of the people of the Middle East, the people in this room, partners throughout the region, the golden age of the Middle East can proceed right alongside of us. We will work together."
Trump continuedTrump is having a hard time keeping his eyes open in Saudi Arabia."
Journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on XWho the hell sleeps in front of the paparazzi?"
a Daily Show voice-over said over the video, in a tone that appeared to mimic TrumpHigher tariffs threaten to derail this trend, and our expectation is that prices for goods including vehicles and apparel will rise in the coming months,
Sarah House, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, wrote in a research note on Tuesday
It will be a quiet summer for the Fed,
Becky Qin, a multi-asset portfolio manager for Fidelity International, told Bloomberg TV this morningTHE FED must lower the RATE, like Europe and China have done. What is wrong with Too Late Powell? Not fair to America, which is ready to blossom? Just let it all happen, it will be a beautiful thing!”
On social media Tuesday, Trump again beseeched the central bank and its chair, Jay Powell, to act
Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,
by Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios, dives into whether President Joe Biden’s decision to remain atop the Democratic ticket for so long doomed the party’s chances in NovemberWhy wouldn’t I accept a gift?”
Trump defended the plans while on Air Force One with Hannity this week, asking