Marion McKeone

Dec 5, 2024 | businesspost.ie | Marion McKeone

Letter From America In the furore over Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son Hunter, both Republicans and Democrats have conveniently forgotten the history of this particular perk Joe Biden sought to justify his decision to pardon his son Hunter, and firewall him against further prosecution by the incoming Trump administration

Nov 30, 2024 | businesspost.ie | Marion McKeone

News Focus Marion McKeone: Donald Trump’s tariff war could turn out to be a damp squib The view from Irish America on what Trump’s second term might mean for Ireland is less doom-laden than you might expect

Nov 29, 2024 | businesspost.ie | Marion McKeone

Letter From America The US president has been diminished as an international leader by his failures in Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan Now that the opportunity for Ukraine to reclaim its lost territory has been squandered, Biden is surging the weapons president Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for and lifting the restrictions on their use

Nov 21, 2024 | businesspost.ie | Marion McKeone

Letter From America Marion McKeone: For America’s legacy media, Donald Trump’s second term is a nightmare scenario Already under significant economic pressure, the sector is now facing a grim onslaught from the White House

Nov 16, 2024 | businesspost.ie | Marion McKeone

Marion McKeone in America It’s difficult to imagine a more controversial appointment than 42-year-old Matt Gaetz, who is almost universally reviled by Republicans and Democrats alike President-elect Donald Trump and his chosen health secretary, Robert F Kennedy jr. Picture: Getty “Shocking. And awful.” The verdict of a Republican congressional official to Trump’s cabinet nominations was a play on the Colin Powell ‘shock and awe’ doctrine ...