Mallory Matsumoto | Watching America

Switzerland: US Travel Bans: On Immigration Policy, Trump Is Anything but Erratic

Mallory Matsumoto - June 16, 2025. Published in Neue Zürcher Zeitung

[P]resident Trump said when he announced the travel ban, “We don’t want them.”

Germany: Horror Show in Oval Office at Meeting of Merz and Trump

Mallory Matsumoto - June 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[T]here is only one word to describe this first visit by the new German government leader with the U.S. president: depressing. In every respect.

Germany: Trump’s Tariff Policy: ‘Dealmaker’ under Pressure

Mallory Matsumoto - June 5, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

So the world needs to brace itself for more confusion and unpredictability in U.S. trade policy.

Austria: Trump’s Solo Dream Is Over

Mallory Matsumoto - June 4, 2025. Published in Der Standard

The important point is that, in the U.S., people are finally waking up and resisting Trump’s extremely erratic policy.

Germany: Ukraine War: Cease-fire Still Out of Reach

Mallory Matsumoto - May 27, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Trump’s idea that the Vatican could mediate turned into a tagline through Putin’s usual stalling for time.

Germany: Trump’s Attack on Harvard: A Campaign against Science

Mallory Matsumoto - May 26, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

The administration contends the university is not a safe place for Jewish students. That's not credible. Protecting minorities is not exactly part of Trump’s agenda.