Tag: foreign
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Current U.S. leaders are ‘a way bigger threat than any foreign threat’
Sen. JD Vance on Saturday defended former president Donald Trump’s comments calling Democratic leaders “the enemy from within,” saying that inflation, slowing military recruitment and the migrant crisis are a “way bigger threat than any foreign threat.” These problems, the Ohio Republican told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” are “caused by broken leadership.” Specifically, Vance…
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state news agency KCNA reported Friday, with photos showing Kim conferring with high-ranking soldiers and poring over a map labeled “Seoul” at a command post. Kim discussed the use of “offensive forces” against the South as…
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Trump claims Democrats are more dangerous than U.S. foreign adversaries
Former President Donald Trump called Democrats and others who have opposed or investigated him “the enemy from within” in an interview that aired Sunday, describing them as more dangerous than major foreign adversaries of the United States, including Russia and China. Trump specifically singled out those whom he called “lunatics that we have inside, like…
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Trump has kept in touch with more foreign leaders than Putin since leaving office
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has kept a toe in foreign policy since leaving the White House, talking not just Russian President Vladimir Putin — who he reportedly has spoken to seven times since leaving office, a revelation that has raised eyebrows. At his Manhattan and Mar-a-Lago homes, foreign delegations from Israel and Ukraine…
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Foreign adversaries will try to cast doubt on election results after Nov. 5, U.S. intel officials say
Foreign adversaries will try to shake Americans’ confidence in the legitimacy of election results in November by giving voice to false claims or spreading their own disinformation about ballot counting, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday. “As we approach Election Day, the intelligence community is also stressing that foreign efforts to undermine America’s democracy won’t end…
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Inside Eric Adams’ ‘clumsy’ attempt to hinder foreign bribery probe
As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script. “As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation — and I will continue to do exactly…
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Attack on foreign diplomats’ convoy kills police officer in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Zahidullah Khan, a police officer from the Swat district, told NBC News that the diplomats were on their way to a tourist resort “when a police van escorting their convoy…