Roar of a paper tiger?


Other than Trump's outlandish global ambitions, his domestic policies are also causing anger among Americans, like these protesters in Phoenix, Arizona. — Reuters

THE shock and dread from Donald Trump’s assault on Venezuela and his kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife continue to reverberate worldwide.

The actions were technically of the US government’s executive branch, but the brazenness was typically Trump with neither consultation with nor approval from an enraged Congress. Once more, unlawful acts were committed with unilateralism taken to extremes.

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