by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2017 President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 3 named a former Reagan administration official and current critic of Chinese trade practices to be his chief trade negotiator. Trump said Robert Lighthizer, a veteran steel industry trade lawyer, will help “fight for good trade deals that put the American worker first.” “He […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 In one three-word tweet, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump managed to both issue a “clear warning” to a notorious rogue state and reassure South Korea of America’s “unwavering stance” against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said on Jan. 1 that Pyongyang was close to test-launching an […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 In condemning New Year’s celebrations and making it easier for jihadists to travel through the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist government helped create the climate that led to the New Year’s Eve terror attack in Istanbul, secular critics of Erdogan say. Erdogan’s critics point to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 An analyst who offered advice on Russia given to President-elect Barack Obama in 2008 says it is just as applicable now, if not more so, as Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office on Jan. 20. “Viewed from the U.S., Russia may appear to be obsessed with […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 If you can’t beat Trump, stay on the Trump beat. Many of the same “journalists” who were revealed in WikiLeaks’ publication of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta to have worked in close coordination with the Clinton campaign have not been removed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 Donald Trump was able to break through the Democrats’ “blue wall” in the Midwest by standing up for working class Americans against well-funded climate change alarmists, an analyst said. “The biggest loser on election night was the Big Green movement in America dedicated to the anti-prosperity proposition that to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 Japan drew angry protests from China after changing the name of its Taiwanese embassy, a move Beijing saw as Tokyo taking a step toward recognizing Taiwan as a separate country. The name of Japan’s Taiwanese embassy in Taipei was officially changed in a ceremony on Jan. 3 from “The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) said one of its jihadists carried out the New Year’s Eve terror attack in Istanbul “to take revenge on Turkey, who serves the cross.” The attack at the Reina nightclub killed 39 people and wounded at least 150 others. The terrorist who […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Blinded by their desire to defeat George W. Bush’s re-election bid in 2004, Democrats allowed leftist billionaire George Soros to buy out their party, an analyst said. Defeating Bush “is the central focus of my life,” Soros declared at the time. It was “a matter of life and death.” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Is it too late for the 24/7 sports network to return to being a network that focuses primarily on . . . sports? ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoffs on Dec. 31 received just a 10.4 rating, down 32 percent from two years ago. The ratings may be […]
