We are way past the debate that only a few hours ago was about whether Donald Trump had been the worst president in history. All this has become so trivial.
Last night, Trump became a seditious president, and should there be but one death, a criminal one. He is the conspiracy against America. He will have to answer for it before history and possibly in court. Democracies cannot continue to let themselves be trampled over this way.
The attack on the Capitol that took place last night is an irreparable, an inconceivable act. Symbolically, it amounts to a declaration of war. And this declaration of war, which confirms the worst fears expressed in the past few months, is signed by Trump, who only yesterday called on his followers to march on the most sacred institution of the world’s greatest democracy.
It would be a mistake to ascribe this to recklessness, when in fact it was done with full awareness. And his hypocritical appeals to calm issued after it was too late cannot fool anyone: Trump is a madman. He is a threat to the free world; it is impossible to deny it now that he has crossed the Rubicon. The worst thing is that he managed to obtain by force what he couldn’t get through the ballot box since the validation of Joe Biden’s victory was interrupted.
The fire set yesterday by the dictator apprentice will have repercussions in the entire country. Blazes will erupt everywhere. America this morning is on the brink of collapse ... of losing its collective conscience … of civil war, and it’s hard to believe we’re writing those words.
During the Cold War, the United States occupied the apex of this triangular dynamic, pitting China and the USSR against each other. Today, it is Beijing that occupies that apex.
The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.
During the Cold War, the United States occupied the apex of this triangular dynamic, pitting China and the USSR against each other. Today, it is Beijing that occupies that apex.
A summit that would normally send a reassuring message ... faces total uncertainty thanks to the weakness of the United States. The only person to blame for this is Trump.
The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.
During the Cold War, the United States occupied the apex of this triangular dynamic, pitting China and the USSR against each other. Today, it is Beijing that occupies that apex.