Trump's New Trade Threats Spur Global Scramble
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Gavin Newsom praised for new online posting style: All Caps and mimicking Trump
California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is earning plaudits for his recent trolling of President Donald Trump by mimicking his social media habits, including all-caps posts. Newsom, a frequent foil for the president's social media outbursts, took to X Tuesday night to blast 'DONALD 'TACO' Trump,' -- a reference to 'Trump Always Chickens Out,' coined by a financial columnist over the president's back-and-forth tariff policies. Trump has been pushing several red states to gerrymander their congressional maps to give Republicans an upper hand, amid growing fears that the GOP could lose the House in next year's midterms. The maps are typically redrawn every ten years following the census, and not in the middle of the decade. Newsom sent Trump a letter Monday calling on him to end the 'unprecedented, mid-decade, hyper-partisan gerrymander to rig the upcoming midterm elections.' 'If you will not stand down, I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states,' he wrote. 'But if the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will happily do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.' Newsom subsequently posted on X that Trump had 24 hours to respond to the letter. On Tuesday, as the deadline passed, he wrote: 'DONALD 'TACO' TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, 'MISSED' THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE 'BEAUTIFUL MAPS,' THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!).' 'BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR — THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR 'MAGA,'' he added. 'THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!' Sports reporter Emily Bicks wrote on Threads: 'Gavin Christopher Newsom keepin the no f***s energy comin.' Liberal social media commentator, Harry Sisson, wrote: 'I absolutely love how Gavin Newsom is treating Donald Trump with the disdain and disrespect that he absolutely deserves.' Journalist Karly Kingsley added: 'I don't think we're giving Gavin Newsom enough credit for what he's doing to defend democracy and to stop a wannabe dictator from consolidating power.' Attorney and Never Trump-er George Conway joined the presidential mockery, writing in response to Newsom: 'Many people, big strong men with tears in their eyes, will soon be saying, 'Sir, you have the most Amazing State, with the Most Beautiful Maps. No one has ever seen anything like this. Your Excellency, Sir, we are in awe of your Incomparable Gubernatorialicityness'.' But not all were on board with Newsom's style change. The Chief Strategy and Public Affairs Officer at Future Caucus, an organization for young lawmakers, Reed Howard, wrote: 'Race-to-the-bottom politics is a darn shame. America deserves better than this. I want real leadership.' Reporter Alex Gault added: 'If this becomes a lasting approach to political communications, I will be committing myself to whatever mental hospital still does lobotomies.' Last month, Trump asked Texas to redraw its maps to hand Republicans another five House seats in the state. Texas Democrats left the state to deny Republicans the ability to move forward with their proposal. Democrats then said they would look to redraw maps in blue states such as Illinois, California, and New York, prompting Republicans to consider taking action in Ohio and Indiana. California has an independent commission that draws political maps, and if Newsom moves ahead with his threat, he would need passage of a special ballot in November.
Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Colombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Uribe after shooting at political rally
APTOPIX Colombia Politics Shooting BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians on Wednesday bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died more than two months after being shot during a political rally in the South American country's capital. Family, friends, members of Congress and a delegation of government officials from the United States honored Uribe, whose coffin was draped with Colombia's flag. The 39-year-old died Monday in the hospital where he had been since the June 7 shooting. Thousands of mourners paid their respects Tuesday. 'The bullets that took his life not only broke the hearts of his family, they reopened the fractures of a country that has yet to find peace,' Senate President Lidio García said, referring to Colombia's long history of violence against politicians. Uribe had become one of the strongest critics of Colombia's current government. In October, he joined the list of politicians seeking to replace Gustavo Petro, the first leftist to govern Colombia, in the May 2026 elections. Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez on Wednesday said on social media that they would not attend Uribe's funeral out of respect for his family's wishes. 'We are not going not because we do not want to, we simply respect the family and avoid that the funeral of Senator Miguel Uribe is taken over by supporters of hate,' Petro posted on X. Uribe was shot three times, twice in the head, while giving a campaign speech in a park in a working-class Bogota neighborhood. Authorities have arrested six people, including the teenager they say shot him, but they have not determined who ordered the attack or why. The shooting, caught on multiple videos, alarmed Colombians who have not seen this kind of political violence against presidential candidates since Medellin drug lord Pablo Escobar declared war on the state in the 1990s. Uribe's mother, well-known journalist Diana Turbay, was among the victims in that period. She died during a police rescue after being kidnapped by a group of drug traffickers led by Escobar seeking to block their extradition to the U.S. 'If my mother was willing to give her life for a cause, how could I not do the same in life and in politics?' Uribe, who was 5 when his mother was killed, said in an interview with a Colombian news outlet last year. The senator's family said he would be buried Wednesday at Bogota's Central Cemetery. The cemetery is the oldest in the city and the final resting place of figures such as Liberal leader Luis Carlos Galán, who was shot dead in 1989 while giving a presidential campaign speech in Bogota.
Skift
24 minutes ago
- Skift
Trump's National Guard Deployment in D.C.: Event Planners React
The deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., highlights the tightrope event planners walk between ensuring safety and creating a welcoming atmosphere. The day after President Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., a small association meeting was kicking off at a Dupont Circle hotel, just blocks from the White House. The meeting planner who was handling all logistics for the meeting, who asked not to be named, immediately alerted her client, the head of the association. 'Regardless of politics, I need to inform you that the National Guard has just been deployed in D.C. While I don't think your program will be affected, your attendees could see military presence in the area,' she alerted the head of the association. This association meeting proceeded without disruption. Still, the sight of armed National Guard troops alongside FBI agents, DEA, Customs and Border Protection, and ICE personnel is unsettling, she said. 'I live in D.C. I plan many meetings here. Yes, there's crime, but nothing that warrants this level of militarization. This is not how you welcome convention attendees,' she said. 'In travel and tourism, meetings included, perception outweighs facts.' Perception vs. Reality for Planners For event organizers, the challenge is managing optics. Armed troops may reassure some attendees while alarming others, especially those unfamiliar with D.C. 'Perception matters, so it's important to proactively communicate with attendees to set expectations and ease concerns,' said Trisha Gouveia, chief event officer at MarCom&Events. Carine Desroches, meetings and events director at the National Kidney Foundation, said the deployment amplifies existing worries. 'I planned a patient summit in March and some participants were already nervous about protests and safety. This was before the National Guard was deployed. Now, it amplifies the perception that there's an uncontrollable problem. It will put fear in people traveling to D.C.' This month, more than 10,000 attendees from the American Chemical Society will gather at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, followed by 2,500 for the International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE). ICPE attendee Max Goldstein says the extra presence feels reassuring. 'If anything, it will make me feel safer as a visitor knowing there's more enforcement.' Even before the deployment, D.C. was struggling to hold onto business events. According to Politico Magazine, the city has lost 41 conferences and corporate gatherings this year. Trump has framed the move as a public safety measure. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called it 'unsettling and unprecedented,' citing Justice Department data showing violent crime is at a 30-year low, down 26% from 2024. The President has given no timeline for withdrawal. Locals are countering the narrative through a social media campaign, #therealDC, highlighting the city's vibrancy. Destination DC joined the effort this week with A Love Letter to DC, a video reel showcasing neighborhoods, museums, and cultural life. Trump has indicated there could be similar deployments in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and Oakland. In June, he deployed nearly 5,000 National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles during immigration protests.
