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Black America Web
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
From George Floyd to Jacques Beauregard: America's Racist Rebound
Source: Win McNamee / Getty Come, go back with me to the summer of 2020. Millions of people from all backgrounds flooded America's streets demanding justice for George Floyd and the long-dead victims of American racism. During this period of racial reckoning, something extraordinary happened: old statues fell. Confederate generals were pulled from their pedestals. Slaveholders were toppled from marble thrones. Base names, school plaques, and public memorials were reexamined and, at last, rejected. Even Aunt Jemima got fired. It was extraordinary not just because these relics had stood for so long, but because they were never supposed to fall. These monuments had been carefully built to last, not just in stone, but in story. They were erected not in the immediate aftermath of war or glory, but decades later during Reconstruction and Jim Crow, as part of a larger campaign to rewrite history and reassert white supremacy. For generations, they stood unchallenged, unexamined, normalized. They didn't just commemorate the past; they distorted it, insisting that the Confederacy was honorable, that slavery was an unfortunate 'necessary evil' or just a 'dark chapter' in American history, and that white dominance was eternal. So, when those statues fell, they didn't just crack concrete; they ruptured a national mythology. They forced this country to ask: What kind of stories have we been telling ourselves? Whose version of history have we honored? And who has been erased, silenced, or trampled in the process? And then, the backlash came swiftly. Politicians, pundits, and self-anointed defenders of the 'real America' started foaming at the mouth and sprinting to pass legislation. They accused activists of erasing history, even though what had actually been toppled was propaganda. School boards started banning books. Governors began defunding diversity programs. The phrase 'Critical Race Theory' became a scare tactic. All of it—the removals, the debates, the bans—revealed just how fragile the American memory really is when forced to confront the truth. Because these weren't just arguments over monuments. They were battles over meaning. They exposed the deepest fault lines in this nation's relationship to its own past and made clear that history in America isn't just taught. It's fought. Now, flash forward to this week in Louisiana. While the rest of us are out here trying to survive climate collapse, student loan debt, and whatever new judicial hell the Supreme Court has cooked up, Governor Jeff Landry decided the real emergency was… a military base not being named after a Confederate family. With full-throated arrogance, he announced that the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville will once again be called 'Camp Beauregard,' a name previously stripped for its ties to the Confederacy and white supremacy. Beauregard was one of several Confederate figures, along with Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, whose monuments were targeted for removal or recontextualization in New Orleans. But Landry, ever the political illusionist, insists this isn't about honoring General P.G.T. Beauregard. No, no—it's about honoring his father , Jacques Toutant Beauregard, a sugar planter and enslaver whose name never once graced a military base until now. What makes this move so brazen is that Landry didn't just resurrect a Confederate name; he found a new way to venerate the same old system. He skipped the general who fired the first shot of the Civil War and went straight for the man who owned people and passed that legacy down. Jacques Beauregard wasn't a national military hero. He didn't lead any major campaigns. His only enduring historical significance is the fact that he enslaved Black people and raised a son who fought to keep them that way. That's who Gov. Landry wants Louisiana to remember with pride. That's who he's asking soldiers, including Black soldiers, to salute. This isn't about history or reverence. It's about spite. It's about power. It's about turning back the clock on racial reckoning and reminding Black people exactly where we stand in the state's racial hierarchy: underfoot, beneath the boot, behind the name etched into government signage. Landry's stunt is not isolated. It's the latest chapter in the white nationalist scrapbook of American memory. Under Trump's influence, politicians like Landry are waging a full-blown war on the historical record. It's not just about books or bases. It's about declaring that the Confederacy never really lost. That even when the statues fall, the spirit behind them can still be revived through policy, propaganda, and PR. This is about Making America Great Again, and that requires restoring the myths that once held America together, even if they were built on bondage, theft, and mass murder. Landry's move to rename the base isn't some quirky homage to his state's past; it's part of the MAGA mandate to resuscitate the lost cause under a new name. It's about putting a fresh coat of patriotism on the same old plantation logic. They're not even hiding it. Landry paired his announcement with a gravestone meme reading 'WOKEISM.' He wrote in a Facebook post: Today, we will return the name of the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville to Camp Beauregard. In Louisiana, we honor courage, not cancel it. Let this be a lesson that we should always give reverence to history and not be quick to so easily condemn or erase the dead, lest we and our times be judged arbitrary by future generations.' As if restoring the name of a plantation-owning family is some brave act of historical preservation instead of a petty, ahistorical tantrum against progress. Nobody erased the dead. We just stopped pretending they were heroes. We stopped letting traitors to the United States, defenders of slavery, and men who fought to keep Black people in chains stand unchallenged on our public pedestals and government signs. That's not cancel culture, that's called accountability. That's a long-overdue course correction in a country that's spent centuries gaslighting its victims. And that line about how we shouldn't be 'so quick to condemn or erase the dead, lest we and our times be judged arbitrary by future generations?? Please. Chile, I'm a whole historian and I am absolutely here to condemn colonizers, rapists, enslavers, lynchers, and every power-drunk architect of racial violence who thought Black life was disposable. That's called ethical clarity. The Confederacy wasn't misunderstood. It wasn't unfairly maligned. It was a violent, racist rebellion whose leaders chose war to preserve slavery. I get so tired of people who argue, 'But we can't judge men of their time,' as if our enslaved ancestors weren't judging them in real time. You think they were sitting on cotton bales thinking, 'You know, Master really needs a DEI training and maybe he'll stop whipping us and give us our freedom.' These weren't confused or misguided men. They made deliberate , violent choices to dominate, exploit, and brutalize. And they built systems that still haunt us. Refusing to condemn that isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Judgment is how we learn. It's how we draw moral lines. If we can't say that enslaving people was evil, regardless of what century it happened in, then we have no business calling ourselves civilized. You want reverence? Give it to the ones who resisted. Give it to the ones who survived. The rest can stay condemned and thrown into the dustbin of history. The irony, of course, is that if Jeff Landry had actually read a history book, or even skimmed past the plantation chapter, he'd know that General P.G.T. Beauregard, the very Confederate his office is avoiding by name, went on to support Black suffrage. After the Civil War, General P.G.T. Beauregard, yes, the same man who ordered the first shots at Fort Sumter, actually did a political about-face. By the early 1870s, Beauregard became a prominent supporter of the Unification Movement in Louisiana. In 1873, he joined forces with a group of white and Black citizens to promote racial reconciliation and political cooperation, publicly advocating for Black suffrage and biracial governance. He gave speeches urging white Southerners to accept the political reality of Black citizenship and warned that continued resistance would doom the South to economic and moral ruin. Source: Win McNamee / Getty In fact, Beauregard's postwar rhetoric was so conciliatory that it drew criticism from former Confederates and Lost Cause diehards. He openly denounced Jefferson Davis and distanced himself from efforts to resurrect the Confederacy's ideology, calling instead for peace, unity, and pragmatic cooperation between the races. So yeah, it's wild that Jeff Landry and his people are bypassing that Beauregard, the one who tried, however imperfectly, to reconcile with reality, and instead resurrecting the plantation-owning father, Jacques Toutant Beauregard. But I get it. The son doesn't play well on Fox News. That Beauregard doesn't troll the libs. Landry needed a name that wouldn't complicate the white nationalist narrative. The general who advocated Black suffrage doesn't work for MAGA optics. So, what does this tell us, really? It tells us that we're in a new era of historical gaslighting. That the erasure we were warned about isn't coming from activists tearing down statues, it's coming from the state, putting them back up under different names. It tells us that white supremacy no longer needs to shout to be heard. It just needs to legislate. It needs to rename, reframe, and wait for the news cycle to move on. The press, for the most part, is missing the point. The coverage frames this as another skirmish in the culture war, a 'controversial renaming' or a 'reversal of a federal decision.' But too few are asking the deeper questions. Why make this move now? Why pour state resources into resurrecting the name of a man who profited from the forced labor of Black bodies when Louisiana remains one of the poorest, most underfunded states in the country? The answer is simple: trolling liberals and appeasing racists is more important to Jeff Landry than solving real problems. Bigotry is his budget. Spite is his agenda. This isn't just about one man's nostalgia or a misplaced reverence for 'heritage.' It's a coordinated strike in a broader campaign to whitewash American history. We are living in a moment where Black history is under siege. School curricula stripped of truth, DEI programs dismantled, and Critical Race Theory demonized as if it were some contagious affliction rather than a framework to understand systemic inequality. Naming a military site after a man whose fortune was built on human bondage isn't a tribute to courage. It's a provocation, a middle finger to those fighting for historical clarity and racial justice. This renaming is happening in the shadow of a larger, more sinister project: the attempt to rewrite the American story from the top down. Under Donald Trump's revived influence, we are watching the rise of a new Confederacy, not one built on cotton and cannons, but on false memory and white grievance. From banned books to curriculum whiteouts, from the demonization of 'wokeness' to the glorification of insurrectionists, we are being led down a path where historical violence is repackaged as patriotism, and those who name it are branded as enemies of the state. It's all a cowardly sleight of hand, a shell game played with history, and it tells us everything about where America is headed under Trumpism. If future generations judge us harshly, it'll be because we allowed men like Donald Trump and Jeff Landry to resurrect white supremacy and call it 'heritage.' Dr. Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist and author of 'Spare The Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America' and the forthcoming 'Strung Up: The Lynching of Black Children In Jim Crow America.' Read her Substack here . SEE ALSO: Why White Folks Are Grieving Over Destroyed Relics to White Supremacy 'What Up, My Nazi?' Is Fox News Mimicking Black Reclamation SEE ALSO From George Floyd to Jacques Beauregard: America's Racist Rebound was originally published on
Toronto Sun
09-07-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
U.S. copper tariffs threat met with shrugs, skepticism, though risks remain
Published Jul 09, 2025 • 1 minute read U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images While Canadian copper miners have largely said U.S. copper tariffs won't affect them, some market analysts are wondering how realistic the threat really even is. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was planning to impose 50 per cent tariffs on copper imports, though any details on possible exemptions or timing have yet to be announced. Derek Holt, head of capital markets economics at Scotiabank, says in a note that the broader market hasn't reacted much to the threat, and it could be that investors are waiting to see proof that the tariffs are actually going to happen, and endure, before changing their bets. He notes that the price of copper has already soared in recent years — driven in part by demands from electric vehicles and the energy transition — and U.S. tariff moves would only drive costs higher. Holt says there is no sensible rationale for the tariffs, whose costs will be paid by American consumers and businesses. Mining Association of Canada president Pierre Gratton has also questioned the wisdom of the move that he says would hurt U.S. manufacturers and help China. Read More Olympics Canada Uncategorized Toronto & GTA Ontario
Newsweek
04-07-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Here's When Each Part of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Takes Effect
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. After months of wrangling, Republicans managed to overcome divisions and pass their sprawling spending bill, which will affect various aspects of American life. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the centerpiece of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent, expands certain tax credits and deductions, and creates tax breaks on tips and overtime. It also boosts defense and border wall funding. To offset these costs, the bill includes major reforms to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and clean energy incentives. It is projected to increase the federal deficit by up to $3.4 trillion over a decade and leave millions of vulnerable Americans without health coverage or food assistance. President Donald Trump signing a series of bills related to California's vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 12. President Donald Trump signing a series of bills related to California's vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 12. Win McNamee/GETTY The president is expected to sign the bill into law on July 4, but not every change is set for immediate effect. Here's what you need to know about the changes and when they are set to begin. Tax Policy The legislation makes Trump's 2017 tax policies permanent, including lower rates, reformed brackets and higher alternative minimum tax exemptions. It also includes a one-time, permanent boost of $750 ($1,500 for couples) to the standard deduction, beginning for taxes payable for 2025. A host of other policies are set to begin as early as the 2026 tax season, such as new deductions for tipped and overtime income for relevant workers and a new extra deduction for taxpayers aged over 65. Medicaid and SNAP Among the most contentious parts of the bill are the significant changes to Medicaid and SNAP that are set to take place over the coming years. The bill introduces major reforms to Medicaid and SNAP. Able-bodied adults aged 19 to 64 must work, volunteer, study or train for at least 80 hours per month to qualify, with exemptions for parents of children under 15. Enrollees will face more frequent eligibility reviews, possible care costs up to $35 and heavier paperwork. Federal funding to states is also set to shrink, a policy slated to begin in 2028. SNAP recipients are also facing similar work requirements, which could begin as soon as this year. In 2028, for the first time, states with high error rates must pay up to 15 percent of SNAP costs. Student Loans Major changes to student loans are set for July 2026. Popular repayment plans such as SAVE, Income Contingent Repayment and Pay As You Earn are set to be eliminated, replaced by the new Repayment Assistance Plan or the standard repayment plan. The Graduate PLUS loan program is also ending, to be replaced with borrowing caps—$100,000 for most grad students and $200,000 for law and medical students. Parent PLUS loans are set to be capped at $65,000 and lose access to income-driven repayment options. Deferment for financial hardship would also end, though borrowers in default can now rehabilitate their loans twice instead of once. What People Are Saying White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill delivers on the commonsense agenda that nearly 80 million Americans voted for—the largest middle-class tax cut in history, permanent border security, massive military funding, and restoring fiscal sanity. The pro-growth policies within this historic legislation are going to fuel an economic boom like we've never seen before. President Trump looks forward to signing the One Big, Beautiful Bill into law to officially usher in the Golden Age of America." Senate Majority Leader John Thune wrote on X: "Americans elected @POTUS and the Republican Senate Majority to deliver an America First agenda—one that puts more money back in their pockets. The One Big Beautiful Bill does just that, delivering real tax relief and laying the foundation for a stronger, more prosperous nation." Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote on X: "The Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill is the biggest transfer of money in history to the wealthy and well-connected—paid for on the backs of everyday Americans. It is an immoral Robin Hood in reverse of bad economics. The Big, Ugly Bill is a dangerous checklist of extreme Republican priorities: slashing funding for public schools, defunding Planned Parenthood, and making the largest cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP in history." Catherine D'Amato, the president and CEO at the Greater Boston Food Bank, said in a statement emailed to Newsweek: "These cuts are the largest in history, reducing or eliminating benefits for seniors, Veterans, children, legally-present immigrants, and working families. This Act shifts responsibility of paying for food and health care programs onto individual states—a burden that no state budget will be able to absorb without significant trade-offs to other critical state-funded social needs programs." Mark Koziel, the president and CEO of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, said in an emailed statement: "The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a number of important provisions beneficial to the accounting profession, is a win for millions of businesses, taxpayers and tax practitioners across the country." Kristen Crowell, the executive director of Fair Share America, said in a statement: "This is the ultimate betrayal. I'm hearing from people on the ground day in and day out who are furious that their tax dollars will go to the ultra-wealthy. The predominant concerns we hear from people are about care and costs: What will this mean for their health care? Will they have to go into medical debt to treat cancer or if someone falls ill? How will they stretch their already tight budgets even further? Donald Trump promised them that they would see costs go down. They haven't, and now things are about to get even worse." What Happens Next Trump is expected to sign the bill into law in a ceremony at the White House at 5 p.m. ET on July 4.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Key Moments From Trump's Whirlwind Tour of the Middle East
President Trump meets officials at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2025. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images President Donald Trump has wrapped up his three-country tour of the Middle East, during which significant moves were made to transform the United States' relationship with the region. The President solidified investment agreements, conducted the first meeting between U.S. and Syrian Presidents in 25 years, hinted at the potential for a nuclear deal with Iran, and much more. Trump kickstarted his visit on Tuesday, May 13, when he landed in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, and was greeted by luxury at the Royal Saudi Palace. He signed deals and agreements worth billions of dollars, covering a number of industries. Qatar was Trump's next stop. He landed in the capital city of Doha on Wednesday, May 14. Another flurry of agreements were made—including a $96 billion Boeing deal—followed by a roundtable with business leaders, where Trump resurfaced his idea of a U.S. takeover of the Gaza strip. Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, May 15, for the final leg of his tour, during which he signed an agreement on AI worth around $1.4 on his trip, Trump lamented that future Presidents may well take credit for what he has achieved. 'Somebody's going to be taking the credit for this. You remember, press, this guy did it,' Trump told reporters during the flight home on Air Force One. As Trump returns to Washington, D.C., here's a look back at the key moments from his whirlwind tour of the Middle East: Trump's trip started off with a glitzy welcome from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The President was joined by Tesla CEO and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) lead Elon Musk, as well as other important U.S. business figures including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. In Riyadh, Trump announced that the U.S. had agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion. The two leaders also signed agreements on security and intelligence cooperation, technology, and energy. The White House has said that Saudi investments signed during Trump's visit are worth a total of $600 billion. In an unexpected announcement during a U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Tuesday, May 13, Trump said he plans to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, some of which have been in place for over 45 years. Trump called the sanctions 'brutal and crippling,' but noted their necessity before the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in December 2024. Trump said that now, in this new era, it's time for Syria to 'shine.' Many experts, including Benjamin Feve, a senior research analyst at Karam Shaar Advisory, have said that Trump's plan to list the sanctions may not be straightforward. 'He [Trump] cannot just declare it, you have to go through a specific process which involves barriers in the Administration. You have the Secretary of State, the Treasury, Congress,' Feve tells TIME. 'They have to be re-thought, redesigned in order to continue who they will be imposed upon.' The collapse of the Assad regime in December occurred when Ahmed al-Sharaa's group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel coalition. Assad fled Syria with his family and sought asylum in Russia. HTS has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States, and al-Sharaa had a $10 million reward for his arrest placed on him by the U.S. government, before it was lifted in December. On Wednesday, May 14, Trump and al-Sharaa met in Riyadh. They were accompanied by the Saudi Crown Prince, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined remotely via telephone. Talking to reporters afterwards on Air Force One, Trump described the Syrian leader, a former militant, as a "young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Fighter… He's got a real shot at holding it together.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later revealed that Trump had urged al-Sharaa to normalise ties with Israel, clamp down on terrorism in Syria, and work with the U.S. to stop any resurgence of ISIS. Read More: Trump Meets With Syria's President After Announcing Plans to Lift U.S. Sanctions on Country Trump's plan to accept a luxury Boeing from Qatar had caused controversy before the President left for his tour of the Gulf. Valued at roughly $400 million, the gifted plane—and the potential of Trump going through with accepting it—has raised ethical, legal, and security concerns.'He's going to turn Air Force One into Bribe Force One,' Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts told TIME. 'Congress has to be involved with such a clear threat to our national security.' Republicans, such as Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, also raised concerns. Read More: Trump Doubles Down on Plan to Receive Qatar's Plane Gift: 'Only a Fool Would Not Accept This' But the President has doubled down on his intentions to accept the plane, which he says will be used as a temporary Air Force One while two more jets are still in production to replace current models. In a May 14 post on his social media platform, TruthSocial, Trump said: 'The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years… 'Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our country.' He also defended his stance during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Air Force One. Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani gave his take on the gift controversy during an interview with CNN. 'It's still under legal review. I don't know why it became so big as news… We have done a lot together with the U.S.,' he said, adding that it was just a case of 'very simple government-to-government dealing.' When asked whether this was an instance of 'buying influence' with the U.S., the Qatari leader said: 'Why would we buy influence in the United States? If you look at the last 10 years of the U.S.-Qatar relationship, Qatar has always been there for the U.S. when it's needed... We believe this friendship needs to be mutually-beneficial for both countries. It cannot be a one-way relationship.' A notable absence from Trump's list of stops during his Middle East tour was Israel, but the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has still been a central point of discussion for the President. Trump expressed hope for the 'safety and dignity' for Palestinians in Gaza during a Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh on Wednesday. The next morning, at a roundtable discussion with business leaders in Doha, Trump once again raised his idea for a U.S. takeover of Gaza. It's an idea that has been previously condemned by many world leaders, as it would likely involve the displacement of the entire Palestinian population. 'I think I'd be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone,' Trump said. 'They've never solved the Gaza problem and if you look at it, I have aerial shots, I mean there's practically no building standing, there's no building. People are living under the rubble of buildings that collapsed, which is not acceptable, it's tremendous death. And I want to see that be a freedom zone.' Trump's remarks came amid another series of airstrikes on Gaza. Israel has previously announced plans to expand military occupation over the entire Gaza Strip indefinitely. Read More: Trump Suggests U.S. Should 'Take' Gaza and Turn It Into a 'Freedom Zone' The President's trip to the Gulf also involved discussions on Iran and the potential progress of a deal with the country. In his first term, Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal the Obama Administration had secured with Iran after years of negotiations. 'I want to make a deal,' Trump said Wednesday during the GCC Summit. He stipulated that a deal would be dependent on Iran halting its support for terrorism and fueling proxy wars in the region, as well as the country not having nuclear weapons. In an interview with NBC on Wednesday, Ali Shamkhani—a key political, military and nuclear adviser to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—said that the country is ready to sign a nuclear deal with the U.S., subject to conditions. Shamkhani said that if a deal were to take place, Iran would not make nuclear weapons, would reduce stockpiles of enriched uranium to a level only needed for civilian use, and would allow international inspectors to supervise the process. In return, all economic sanctions on Iran would need to be lifted. Shamkhani said that if those conditions were met, Iran would sign an agreement on the day. During Thursday's roundtable in Doha, Trump said that talks between Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, and Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister, were progressing as 'very serious negotiations.' However, Araghchi later said that enriching uranium was a core right for Iran and it was a red line regarding negotiations. On Friday, after departing the UAE, his final stop of the tour, Trump said that Iran had received a proposal from the U.S. regarding the nuclear programme. Talking to reporters on Air Force One, he said: 'They have a proposal, but more importantly, they know that they have to move quickly, or something bad, something bad's gonna happen.' Contact us at letters@
Black America Web
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
Even Republicans Don't Want Trump Taking A Plane From Qatar
Source: Win McNamee / Getty When President Donald Trump isn't busy setting Black civil rights back to the pre-Civil Rights Movement, he's taking personal planes from terrorist countries. On Tuesday, the president of people who understand Remmick's position in Sinners , took a moment to explain that he's accepting the $400 million Boeing 747 from the Qatari family after everyone with eyes was like, 'Fam, what makes you think that you can accept a lavish gift and not owe anything for it?' 'Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done,' he wrote in a Truth Social post. Trump plans on using the $400 million dollar 'gift' as a replacement for Air Force One and claims that it isn't actually a gift to him but to his library, which hasn't been built and will most likely be located in hell. From Politico: Trump has repeatedly sought to make the case for the plane in recent days even as critics, including some of his own allies, have noted the poor optics and dubious legality of accepting such a lavish gift and the high cost of installing secure communications and making classified upgrades required for the plane to serve as an aerial White House. The U.S. is already paying Boeing billions to refurbish two aircraft to replace the two aging planes that currently serve as Air Force One, but that project is years behind schedule. You know that the president of people who love the acting of Steven Seagal has messed up when prominent Republicans, 'including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and MAGA commentator Laura Loomer, have panned the president's plans to accept the luxury airliner from Qatar,' Politico reports. 'I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal to people, and I don't like the look or the appearance [of it], so I would hope he rejects it,' Paul told Fox News. Trump continues to try and paint the 'gift' as a win for America, but unless he's letting all of America fly in it, I don't see how. 'This big savings will be spent, instead, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country,' Trump wrote. People familiar with this type of 'gift' noted that even if taxpayers don't buy the jet they will still spend millions having to conduct a 'massive overhaul, outfitting it with secure communications and classified upgrades — and to ensure that the jet hasn't already been embedded with listening devices,' Politico reports. Trump claimed Monday that the plane would be moved to his library once he was finished destroying America, which would most likely be after his four years in office. He claimed that the plane would then be moved to his library, where he could show it off to his mistresses. 'The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME!' he wrote. SEE ALSO: Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Destroy Medicare, Food Stamps SEE ALSO Even Republicans Don't Want Trump Taking A Plane From Qatar was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
