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Jan 9, 2025 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol takes questions during a press conference on state affairs on November 7, 2024 in Seoul. | Pool photo by Kim Hong-Ji. THE NEW AMERICAN EXPORT — The U.S. has long exported its cultural products to South Korea, flexing its soft power within the country through Hollywood products and academic exchanges. It now appears to be exporting something different — Donald Trump’s politics of defiance and norm-breaking.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
It’s a feat that other foreign leaders have marveled at: “Angela Merkel even asked me ‘Man, Trump and Kim Jong Un, how did you get those two tough guys to sit across each other? What’s your secret?’” Moon recalls. The answers are in his post-presidency book on defense and foreign relations, which was released earlier this year.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
Young voter Matthew Paley stands outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Michael Mathes/AFP via Getty ImagesCHASING THE BRO VOTE — Donald Trump is going back to his pro-wrestling roots. He’s expected to be interviewed by famed professional wrestler Mark Calaway, better known to America as The Undertaker.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
Former students reflect on their time in China with the would-be vice president. Illustration by Erin Aulov/POLITICO (source images via Will Handke, Matt Olson and iStock)Catherine Kim is an assistant editor at POLITICO Magazine. Tim Walz would like to take Donald Trump to China — or at least that is what he said during this week’s vice-presidential debate. Walz taught in southern China as a post-grad in his twenties.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
“These people, they are also idolized. They have huge fan bases,” he said. “They are being listened to and they are believed. So they are also a very good hub for spreading any narratives in this case that would be pro-Kremlin narratives.”This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Why are far-right social media influencers ripe targets for Russia? How has the Kremlin been able to infiltrate far-right media so effectively? The main reason is that they share a similar ideology.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
The architect of the swift boat campaign against Kerry — Chris LaCivita, a “chief strategist” for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth — is now a top Trump campaign aide. Could the Trump campaign be running the same playbook against Walz? POLITICO Magazine reached out to Shrum, who spent decades in Democratic politics, to find out what he learned from his experience of fending off Swift Boat attacks for Kerry’s campaign — and how he’d advise Walz’s campaign now.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
And Walz was never sitting, always circling the room. “Wearing a tie and sweating profusely and just working his ass off as a teacher,” is how Hurd remembered him. Walz left such an impression on Hurd that the former student, who now lives in Baltimore, made the drive up to Philadelphia on Tuesday to see the very first Harris-Walz rally.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at the Indianapolis International Airport today. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICOMEMEABILITY RATINGS — There’s a vibe shift brewing on TikTok: The platform, which had been dominated by pro-Trump content, has been exploding with Kamala Harris memes, many of which favorably highlight her quirky demeanor and tie her to the trendiest cool girl anthems.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
“KAMALA NOW!!!!!,” tweeted Josh Cohen, better known as the author of the popular newsletter “ettingermentum.”“I’m buckled up and ready to go,” writer and activist David Atkins posted, alongside a coconut emoji. “She’s having the time of her life lol,” posted Sam Adler-Bell from the leftist “Know Your Enemy” podcast. Bernie supporters’ change of heart over Harris largely speaks to the shifting political dynamics within the Democratic Party.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
politico.com | Catherine Kim
Kleinfeld said it’s possible the attack on Trump could help fuel further violence, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Particularly if politicians across the political spectrum — including Trump — step out and try to ease tensions, it could make an impact. In American history and abroad, she added, political violence can be tamped down — but the public also has to want it. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Are you surprised this assassination attempt on Trump happened?
