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Two statements from world leaders this week bear closer examination. On May 27, the US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media channel to proclaim that if it wasn’t for him, “lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia”. The following day the German…

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The Trump administration attempted to bar Harvard from enrolling international students earlier this week

The president said he would issue a 50% tariff on the EU and a 25% tax on Apple in a pair of Truth Social posts.

Trump’s latest tariff threats set the stage for a familiar play – and an inevitable U-turn

President Donald Trump issued a warning to Apple CEO Tim Cook in a Truth Social post Friday: move production to the U.S. or pay a 25% tariff.

“If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S.,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday.

Trump tends to go overboard in his frustration.