May 18, 2017

How foreign countries are covering Trump ahead of his visit

Ahead of President Trump's first foreign trip tomorrow, here's how newspapers from the four countries he's visiting are covering the Trump news:

Israel

Jerusalem Post: Analysis: Six reasons Trump's visit appears to be jinxed

Haaretz: The Israeli right's love affair with Trump goes from ecstasy to agony

Italy

La Stampa: That "madman" strategy in which Donald Trump tries to defend itself

Il Messaggero: Russiagate, Trump threatens the state prosecution. And Putin defends

Belgium

De Morgen: How Likely is it that Trump is impeached?

De Standaard: Trump sues over 'witch hunt'

Saudi Arabia:

Al-Haya: Trump campaign conducted 18 undisclosed phone calls with the Russians

Al-Watan: Trump anxiously awaits the end of the issue of Russian "interference" in his campaign

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Scott Rosenberg
8 mins ago - Technology

Facebook employees stage "virtual walkout"

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

"Dozens" of Facebook employees staged a "virtual walkout" Monday over the company's decision not to take action against President Trump's provocative messages in the face of nationwide protests against police violence, the New York Times reports.

Why it matters: While Twitter added fact-check labels and hid the president's most inflammatory tweet — "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" — Facebook has said Trump's statements do not violate its policies, and that the platform aims to promote free speech.

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

Axios
Updated 11 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Trump lashes out at governors, urges them to "dominate" protesters

President Trump berated the nation’s governors in a video teleconference call Monday, calling many of them "weak" and demanding tougher crackdowns on the protests that erupted throughout the country following the killing of George Floyd, according to multiple reports.

The big picture: Trump blamed violence on the "the radical left" and told the governors, who were joined by law enforcement and national security officials, that they have to "dominate" protesters and "arrest people" in order to bring an end to the unrest.

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Axios
Updated 12 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Photo Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Noam Galai, Jamie McCarthy, Josep Lago/AFP, Alfredo Estrella/AFP, and Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto, all via Getty Images

  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 12:30 p.m. ET: 6,206,773 — Total deaths: 372,752 — Total recoveries — 2,661,643 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 12:30 p.m. ET: 1,793,780 — Total deaths: 104,3450 — Total recoveries: 444,758 — Total tested: 16,936,891 — Map.
  3. Public health: Fauci says“My meetings with the president have been dramatically decreased” — Coronavirus looms over George Floyd protests across the country.
  4. Climate: Your guide to comparing climate change and coronavirus.
  5. Economy: A busy week for IPOs despite upheaval from protests and pandemic.
  6. World: Former FDA commissioner says "this is not the time" to cut ties with WHO.
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