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April 19, 2019

French ambassador blasts ‘big mouth’ Trump, says he reads 'basically nothing'

Outgoing French ambassador Gerard Araud tore into President Trump in a series of exit interviews, calling the U.S. president a “big mouth” who reads “basically nothing or nearly nothing” -- and even comparing him to the "uninformed" French King Louis XIV.

April 16, 2019

Hungary’s top diplomat praises Trump on NATO push, contrasts against Obama-era ‘lecturing’

Hungary’s top diplomat, in an interview with Fox News, praised President Trump’s push for NATO partners to boost military spending -- and said the administration's treatment of Central European countries as allies represents a stark contrast from what he called the “lecturing” of the Obama years.

April 3, 2019

NATO chief, in speech to Congress, declares Trump's push for more defense spending is working

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in a historic address to Congress, declared Wednesday that President Trump’s push for NATO allies to increase their defense spending has “had an impact” and made the alliance stronger.

March 19, 2019

Trump fires back at Dems' court-packing push: ‘It will never happen’

President Trump on Tuesday brushed off increasing calls from Democratic presidential candidates to pack the Supreme Court with more judges, accusing them of trying to “catch up” after losing at the ballot box.

March 19, 2019

Trump greets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, says ‘strongly’ considering NATO privileges for Brazil

President Trump on Tuesday gave a warm welcome to the new Brazilian president, saying the relationship between the U.S. and Brazil has “never been better” and suggested that Brazil could be given North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) privileges.

January 27, 2019

NATO head: Trump's tough talk has added $100B to alliance, helped deter Russia

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on "Fox News Sunday," said President Trump's tough talk has ultimately strengthened the decades-old alliance by pushing member nations to contribute tens of billions of additional dollars to ensure their own security.

January 10, 2019

Trump administration riles European Union with diplomatic snub

President Trump has angered European Union officials by downgrading the E.U. delegation to Washington's diplomatic status -- and not telling them.

January 10, 2019

Trump cancels trip to Davos summit, citing Dem ‘intransigence’ on border security

President Trump on Thursday announced that he is cancelling his trip this month to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland -- citing Democratic “intransigence” on border security amid a partial government shutdown.

December 1, 2018

G20 statement reflects US concerns about WTO, Paris climate accord

The Leaders of the Group of 20 on Saturday agreed to a wide-ranging statement that included an agreement to fix the world trading system and a paragraph reiterating the U.S. objections to the Paris climate change agreement -- after the U.S. reportedly played hardball over the language.

November 20, 2018

Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, others slam Trump on Saudi Arabia: This is 'not America first'

Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, as well as other politicians, stood in opposition Tuesday to remarks from President Trump, who expressed his intent to maintain a relationship with Saudi Arabia in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s death and said he wasn’t sure whether the crown prince knew about the murder.