U.S. President Donald Trump’s election win in November kicked off an unprecedented level of “money grubbing” by the Trump family that makes his first term in the White House—where he cashed in on “branded” properties—look like an exercise of modesty, WSWS reported.
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YEMEN DEATH TOLL
The U.S. and Houthis announced a truce last week that did not involve Israel after a weekslong air campaign by Washington to “annihilate” the Houthis who have enforced a blockade in the Red Sea over Israel’s brutal genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
U.S. SAYS IT WILL MASS-PRODUCE ITS B61-13 THERMONUCLEAR BOMB
The U.S. announced last week that it plans to mass produce the latest version of the B61-13 thermonuclear bomb, with the key new component being a tail kit that allows it to become a guided munition.
TRUMP CRYPTO ADVISER ANNOUNCES $300M BTC INVESTMENT FIRM
Another close associate to Donald Trump is looking to cash in on the U.S.’s first “crypto president,” and announced a new publicly traded bitcoin investment firm backed by $300 million.
U.S. THAAD SYSTEM FAILED TWICE TO INTERCEPT YEMENI HYPERSONIC MISSILES
The U.S.-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system failed twice last week to intercept missiles launched from Yemen into Israel.
SYRIAN LEADER WANTS TO WIN OVER TRUMP, SUGGESTS A TRUMP TOWER IN DAMASCUS
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former commander of Al Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) who was named Syria’s transitional president, has made indirect overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump to remove sanctions and normalize relations, mentioning some economic incentives that included the possibility of erecting a Trump Tower in Damascus, according to a report.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SET TO ACCEPT BOEING 747-8 JUMBO JET AS ‘GIFT’ FROM QATAR
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a super-luxury Boeing 747-8 as a gift from the Qatari government that will eventually be used as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Air Force One plane and eventually be “transferred” to his presidential library foundation, ABC News reported on Sunday.
UKRAINE’S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES MINERALS DEAL WITH U.S.
The Ukrainian parliament last week ratified a minerals deal with the U.S. that was seen as a significant moment that Kyiv believes will help keep the Trump administration interested in the war’s outcome because of the financial incentive.
PUTIN, XI MEET IN MOSCOW DURING VICTORY CELEBRATION AND AGREE TO ‘DEEPEN’ THEIR RELATIONSHIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping met in Moscow last week to celebrate Victory Day and issued a joint statement about plans to deepen their countries’ relationship further, while condemning the U.S. and its allies for pushing NATO’s expansion and unipolar hegemony.
YEMEN DEATH TOLL
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will end his punishment campaign against Yemeni civilians who have stood up to defend Gazans who are being massacred by Israel after he said the group “capitulated” and will stop its attacks on ships in the Red Sea.