Jacob Heilbrunn

Washington, D.C.

Editor of the @TheNatlInterest. Nonresident senior fellow at @ACEurasia. Columnist for @TheSpectator and senior writer for @TAS_magazine

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Articles

Trump rules out a third term

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

Is Donald Trump forsaking four more years? In an interview today with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump indicated that while his MAGA faithful may be hawking hats in support of a 2028 run, he’s not keen on the idea. “I’ll be an eight-year president,” he said. “I’ll be a two-term president.
Trump rules out a third term

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Jacob Heilbrunn

Is Donald Trump forsaking four more years? In an interview today with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump indicated that while his MAGA faithful may be hawking hats in support of a 2028 run, he’s not keen on the idea. “I’ll be an eight-year president,” he said. “I’ll be a two-term president.
Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Jacob Heilbrunn

Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, was flummoxed. ‘I just heard this from you,’ she responded after a reporter told her at a briefing session that President Trump has appointed Marco Rubio to replace Mike Waltz as his acting National Security Advisor. But this isn’t his final Waltz.
Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Jacob Heilbrunn

Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, was flummoxed. ‘I just heard this from you,’ she responded after a reporter told her at a briefing session that President Trump has appointed Marco Rubio to replace Mike Waltz as his acting National Security Advisor. But this isn’t his final Waltz.
Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, was flummoxed. “I just heard this from you,” she responded after a reporter told her at a briefing session that President Trump has appointed Marco Rubio to replace Mike Waltz as his acting National Security Advisor. But it isn’t his final Waltz.
Why Trump won't fire Pete Hegseth - yet

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Jacob Heilbrunn

On Monday, the liberal outlet National Public Radio reported that Donald Trump’s administration was looking for a replacement for Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. This report may in fact have helped shield Hegseth from being sacked for having arranged a second Signal chat group about impending war plans for Yemen that apparently included his wife, Jennifer, his brother, Phil and personal lawyer, Tim Parlatore.
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?

3 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

In early March Donald Trump said Elon Musk was doing “an amazing job.” Last week he said Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan was doing an “excellent job.” On Thursday it was the turn of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni during her meeting at the White House. Trump declared that she was “doing a fantastic job.” What Trump found so fantastic was never specified, but he tossed a variety of bouquets in Meloni’s direction.
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Jacob Heilbrunn

In early March Donald Trump said Elon Musk was doing “an amazing job.” Last week he said Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan was doing an “excellent job.” On Thursday it was the turn of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni during her meeting at the White House. Trump declared that she was “doing a fantastic job.
Stillpoints ESS Ultra Equipment Stand

1 month ago | theabsolutesound.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

Contrary to the Beach Boys, there are no good vibrations, at least when it comes to an audio system. Whether it’s a turntable or a CD player, preamplifier or amplifier, vibrations can exert a deleterious effect upon the reproduction of music.
Trump’s choice on a replacement UN ambassador is complex

1 month ago | thespectator.com | Jacob Heilbrunn

Maybe the surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump yanked Elise Stefanik’s nomination to become ambassador to the United Nations. It’s that he hasn’t pulled America out of the organization. But perhaps that outcome is in the offing as Trump ponders whether he should select anyone to succeed her abortive nomination. Trump decided to leave Stefanik in Congress because of the slender Republican majority in the House – 218-213, plus four vacancies.