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‘Never thought I’d see this!’ Russian state TV gushes Trump is doing Putin’s job of wrecking NATO for him

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A guest on Russia’s state television network on Wednesday found herself stunned by President Donald Trump’s performance at this week’s NATO summit, in which the president angrily attacked longtime allies for allegedly not contributing enough to the alliance.

Julia Davis, who runs the Russian Media Monitor website, reports via Twitter that Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation President Tatyana Parkhalina told the Russian “60 Minutes” news program on Wednesday that she never dreamed she’d see an American president do so much to undermine his own country’s longest standing alliances.

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“I never thought I’d live to see this!” she exclaimed, according to Davis’ translation. “Neither the USSR nor Russia, who tried many times to drive the wedge between transatlantic allies, but Washington is doing everything to break down the foundations of transatlantic alliance and unity.”

Watch the video below — Parkhalina’s remarks about Trump undermining NATO start at the 21:24 mark.


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‘Impeachment’s not in it’: White House says Trump will not mention I-word at State of the Union

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White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump is not expected to talk about his impeachment when he gives his annual State of the Union Address Tuesday night.

Gidley made the remarks to Fox News prior to Tuesday night's speech.

"I read the speech but the word impeachment is not in it," Gidley said.

Bill Clinton, the only other president to give the speech while being impeached, did not mention his ongoing trial during the 1999 State of the Union address.

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Jared Kushner hit with Hatch Act complaint for ‘blatantly’ violating ethics laws in latest CNN interview

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This Tuesday, a nonpartisan watchdog group filed a Hatch Act complaint against Jared Kushner, alleging that he violated the Hatch Act during a CNN interview this Sunday, where he "advocated on behalf of the Trump campaign while appearing in his official government capacity on behalf of the Trump administration."

“Jared Kushner, like so many other senior officials in the Trump administration, has shown a complete disregard for ethics laws with a pattern of continuous violations,” said Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder. “The tone is set at the top. President Trump has made clear that he will not follow the rules himself or discipline those in his administration who do not, and his top advisors are acting accordingly.”

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Irish election: Sinn Fein surges into the lead four days before vote

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Republican party Sinn Fein have surged into first place with just days until Ireland goes to the polls in a general election, according to a new survey.

Sinn Fein were at 25 per cent, ahead of opposition party Fianna Fail on 23 per cent, the final Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll said on Monday night.

Fine Gael - the party of the incumbent government lead by prime minister Leo Varadkar - was trailing on 20 per cent in third. The general election takes place on Saturday.

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