John T. Bennett
White House Correspondent and Editor-at-Large at CQ News
Host at CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics
White House Correspondent and Editor-at-Large at Roll Call
White House Correspondent, CQ Roll Call | Substack: https://t.co/Z8AgiTvE6t | Just Ask The Press pod | App State/Johns Hopkins | [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | John T. Bennett
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's domestic drama threatens to overshadow a coming G7 summit, and a recent meeting with the German chancellor - with quips about World War II - suggests awkward moments could overtake the confab in Canada, which Trump has proposed making the "51st state."The question of how much German militarization should be allowed is typically an unspoken white elephant in the Oval Office when a chancellor pays a visit.
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3 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | John T. Bennett
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump’s domestic drama threatens to overshadow a coming G7 summit, and a recent meeting with the German chancellor — with quips about World War II — suggests awkward moments could overtake the confab in Canada, which Trump has proposed making the “51st state.” The question of how much German militarization should be allowed is typically an unspoken white elephant in the Oval Office when a chancellor pays a visit.
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3 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | John T. Bennett
The Donald Trump-Elon Musk alliance is over, with the president threatening he could terminate the tech billionaire’s many government contracts during a dizzying back-and-forth that included Musk accusing Trump of “ingratitude” and contending he had been “replaced by a body double.” Tensions between the former unlikely partners boiled over around midday Thursday, when Trump — sitting alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office — was asked about Musk’s harsh words for...
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3 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | John T. Bennett
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump will meet Thursday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the conservative European leader tries to cool tensions between Berlin and Washington that have worried congressional lawmakers from both parties. Over the first four months of his second term, Trump has publicly mused, often without explanation, that it might be better for negotiations if other countries install left-leaning leaders.
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4 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | John T. Bennett
ANALYSIS — The Donald Trump-Elon Musk partnership ended much like it began, with plenty of mutual flattery and a little awkwardness — capped off by a surreal Oval Office send-off.
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