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Trump falsely says he rebuilt the US military

Former President Donald Trump repeated Tuesday past claims that he “rebuilt our entire military.”

“We’re going to end up in a third world war, and it will be a war like no other. Because of nuclear weapons, the power of weaponry. I rebuilt our entire military. She gave a lot of it away to the Taliban. She gave it to Afghanistan,” he said.

Facts First: Trump’s claim to have rebuilt the entire military is false. “This claim is not even close to being true. The military has tens of thousands of pieces of equipment, and the vast majority of it predates the Trump administration,” Todd Harrison, an expert on the defense budget and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, told CNN in November.

Harrison said in a November email: “Moreover, the process of acquiring new equipment for the military is slow and takes many years. It’s not remotely possible to replace even half of the military’s inventory of equipment in one presidential term. I just ran the numbers for military aircraft, and about 88% of the aircraft in the U.S. military inventory today (including Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircraft) were built before Trump took office. In terms of fighters in particular, we still have F-16s and F- 15s in the Air Force that are over 40 years old.”

From CNN’s Daniel Dale

Trump on US and European aid to Ukraine

Former President Donald Trump complained that the US had given $250 billion to $275 billion in aid to Ukraine while European countries had given just $100 billion to $150 billion even though they are located closer to Ukraine.

Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. In total, European countries have contributed significantly more aid to Ukraine than the US has during and just before the Russian invasion began in early 2022, according to data from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany.

The Kiel Institute, which closely tracks aid to Ukraine, found that, from late January 2022 (just before Russia’s invasion in February 2022) through June 2024, the European Union and individual European countries had committed a total of about $207 billion to Ukraine, in military, financial and humanitarian assistance, compared to about $109 billion (€98.4 billion) committed by the US. Europe also exceeded the US in aid that had actually been “allocated” to Ukraine – defined by the institute as aid either delivered or specified for delivery – at about $122 billion (€110.21 billion) for Europe compared to about $83 billion (€75.1 billion) for the US.

In addition, Europe had committed more total military aid to Ukraine, at about $88 billion (79.57 billion euro) to about $72 billion (64.87 billion euro) for the US. The US narrowly led on military aid that had actually been allocated, at about $56.91 billion for the US (51.58 billion euro) to about $56.84 billion for Europe (51.52 billion euro), but that was nowhere near the lopsided margin Trump suggested.

It’s important to note that it’s possible to come up with different totals using different methodology. And the Kiel Institute found that Ukraine itself was getting only about half of the money in a 2024 US bill that had widely been described as a $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine; the institute said the rest of the funds were mostly going to the Defense Department.

From CNN’s Daniel Dale

Gideonic kirjutas: ↑11 Sept, 2024 10:43
CNN ei ole muide ammu enam ainult demokraatide hääletoru, nagu ta kippus olema vähemasti ennem 2022 aastat.

ekacariya kirjutas: ↑11 Sept, 2024 11:01

Gideonic kirjutas: ↑11 Sept, 2024 10:43
CNN ei ole muide ammu enam ainult demokraatide hääletoru, nagu ta kippus olema vähemasti ennem 2022 aastat.

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Donald Trump just admitted to meeting with Putin after he left office!!

Trump violated THE LOGAN ACT by meeting with Putin AFTER he left office (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953

LOGAN ACT? The Logan Act is a United States federal law that was enacted in 1799 and is still in effect. It makes it illegal for a citizen to negotiate with foreign governments with the intent to influence their behavior towards the United States without authorization from the U.S. government.

USA endine president Donald Trump teatas eile, et ei osale rohkem televäitlustes asepresident Kamala Harrise vastu.

„EI TULE KOLMANDAT DEBATTI!“ kirjutas Trump endale omasel moel oma sotsiaalmeediaplatvormil Truth Social, vahendab CNN. Esimese debatina peab ta silmas president Joe Bideni vastu toimunut.

Harrise kampaaniameeskond kutsus korraldama uut debatti kohe pärast teisipäeval Philadelphias toimunud väitlust. Harris kordas seda üleskutset eilsel kampaaniaüritusel Charlotte’is, öeldes: „Ma usun, et me võlgneme valijatele veel ühe debati, sest need valimised ja mis on kaalul, ei saa olla tähtsam.“ Aga Trump näis eile kõik spekulatsioonid uue debati kohta lõpetavat, kirjutades, et Harris „PEAKS KESKENDUMA SELLELE, MIDA TA OLEKS PIDANUD TEGEMA VIIMASEL LIGI NELJA-AASTASEL PERIOODIL“.

Harrise kampaaniameeskond teatas, et ei võta Trumpi teadet täie tõsidusega. „Ta muudab oma seisukohta iga päev,“ ütles Harrise kõrgetasemeline nõuandja. „Ma ennustan, et tuleb uus [debatt].“

Pärast Philadelphia debatti väitis Trump, et selle korraldanud televõrgu ABC moderaatorid olid „väga ebaausad“ ja talle tehti ära „kolm ühe vastu“. Järgmisel päeval kuulutas Trump Fox Newsi eetris, et ei tea, kas tahab enam väitlustel osaleda, ja väitis, et võitis suurelt. „Poksi või UFC (USA vabavõitluse sari – toim) maailmas kui võitleja saab lüüa või nokaudi, tõuseb ta püsti ja karjub: „MA NÕUAN UUT MATŠI, MA NÕUAN UUT MATŠI!“ Noh, see ei ole eriti erinev debatist. Ta [Harris] sai eile õhtul rängalt lüüa. Iga küsitluse järgi meie VÕITSIME,“ kirjutas Trump kolmapäeval sotsiaalmeedias.

CNN-i faktikontrolli eilehommikuste andmete järgi võitis kõigi suuremate küsitluste tulemuste järgi debati Harris.

The proposed demilitarized zone, Vance added, would be “heavily fortified so the Russians don’t invade again.”

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) recently laid out a potential Trump administration’s approach to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying former president Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict could include establishing a “demilitarized zone” in Ukrainian territory now occupied by Russia.

The approach would mark a dramatic change from the Biden administration’s policy — which is focused on providing military and other assistance, along with Europe and other allies — to help Ukraine repel and reverse Russian aggression.

“I think what this looks like is Trump sits down, he says to the Russians, the Ukrainians, the Europeans: You guys need to figure out. What does a peaceful settlement look like? And what it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarized zone,” Vance said Wednesday on “The Shawn Ryan Show.” The proposed demilitarized zone, Vance added, would be “heavily fortified so the Russians don’t invade again.” As part of the peace plan, Vance said, Ukraine would maintain its independence in exchange for a guarantee of neutrality — meaning Ukraine wouldn’t join NATO or other “allied institutions.”

Vance’s comments are the most explicit and recent plan for the war proposed to date by the Republican ticket.

Kriku kirjutas: ↑13 Sept, 2024 10:32 Julgeolekugarantiidest pole nagu juttugi?

According to CNN; several Shots were fired in the direction of Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, with Secret Service Agents having returned Fire in the direction of where the Shots occurred from as the Suspect fled the Area in a Vehicle. Witnesses provided an Accurate Description of both the Suspect and Vehicle, which were then stopped by Local Law Enforcement, who discovered a Semi-Automatic Rifle, Backpack, and Go-Pro Camera.

Shots fired at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach while Trump was playing golf there.

An AK-47 was found in the bushes and a suspect was caught after fleeing over a nearby wall

Vabariiklaste presidendikandidaadi Donald Trumpi pühapäevane golfimäng sai järsu lõpu, kui salateenistuse agendid märkasid meest, kel paistis ühes olevat relv. Avati tuli. Ilmselt oli tegu kõigest hoiatuslaskudega, kuna nüüdseks on kinnitatud, et too mees võeti vahi alla.

Selle juhtumi puhul on hetkel palju „ilmselt juhtus“ vormis, kuna nii Trumpi meeskonna kui salateenistuse kommentaarid on napid.

Esiti teataski Trumpi esindaja meediale lühidalt, et Trumpiga on kõik korras pärast seda, kui tema ligiduses toimus tulistamine. Talle ohtu pole. Rohkem detaile ei avaldatud.

USA meedia viitab, et Trump viibis parajasti Floridas West Palm Beachi linnas talle kuuluva golfiklubi väljakul. Ümbruskonnal hoidsid silma peal salateenistuse agendid. The New York Post kirjutab, et nende allikate kinnitusel märkasid agendid ühte kahtlasena tunduvat meest, kel paistis ühes olevat relv.

Üks agent avas tule, kostus mitu lasku. Pole teada, kas mees viibis väljakul või selle vahetuses naabruses. Küll on teada, et ta võeti vahi alla. Ehk ilmselt ta viga ei saanud.