Anne Applebaum

6 days ago | confidencial.digital | Anne Applebaum

Parpadeó. Pero no sabemos realmente por qué. Ya sea por la caída en cascada del mercado bursátil, los inversores que huyen de los bonos del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, los donantes republicanos que interfieren los teléfonos de la Casa Blanca o incluso por los temores por su propia cartera, el presidente Donald Trump decidió ayer (el 9 de abril de 2025) por la tarde levantar, temporalmente, la mayoría de sus aranceles arbitrarios. Esta fue su decisión personal. Su “instinto”, como él mismo dijo.

1 week ago | rsn.org | Anne Applebaum

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system. As the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street. He did not go to Dover, Delaware, to receive the bodies of four American servicemen, killed in an accident while serving in Lithuania.

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Anne Applebaum

As the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street. He did not go to Dover, Delaware, to receive the bodies of four American servicemen, killed in an accident while serving in Lithuania. Instead, he went to Florida, where he visited his Doral golf resort, which was hosting the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament, and stayed at his Mar-a-Lago club, where many tournament fans and sponsors were staying too.

1 week ago | rsn.org | Anne Applebaum

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason. He blinked. But we don’t really know why. Whether it was the stock market cascading downward, investors fleeing from U.S. Treasury bonds, Republican donors jamming the White House phones, or even fears for his own portfolio, President Donald Trump decided yesterday afternoon to lift, temporarily, most of his arbitrary tariffs. This was his personal decision. His “instinct,” as he put it. His whim.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Anne Applebaum

He blinked. But we don’t really know why. Whether it was the stock market cascading downward, investors fleeing from U.S. Treasury bonds, Republican donors jamming the White House phones, or even fears for his own portfolio, President Donald Trump decided yesterday afternoon to lift, temporarily, most of his arbitrary tariffs. This was his personal decision. His “instinct,” as he put it. His whim. And his decision, instinct, or whim could bring the tariffs back again.