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Of the 590 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
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Democrats need to put up candidates who can channel the anger of voters worried about recent moves by President Trump
Right-wing agenda gives over $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% and allows massive cuts to Medicaid nutrition housing and other programs
80-90% of American people think that right-wing agenda is totally insane
Mr. Trump halted his trade war with China because of the leverage wielded by the Chinese government on processed critical minerals and rare earths
The two nations can find areas of cooperation
European officials are wary of Mr. Trump’s history of voicing admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia
The same demand is being made at the conference by Elbridge Colby
America is charting a path of a new century of prosperity and wants to do it together with allies and friends
Mr. Rubio addressed some specific shared security issues including efforts to push Russia to end its war in Ukraine
The notion is now being embraced across this continent
That is also partly because of Russia’s persistence in carrying out its war in Ukraine
We don’t know if the Russians are serious about ending the war
The U.S.-Europe alliance cannot allow itself to be crippled by the malaise of hopelessness and complacency and paralyzed by fears of climate change and new technology
We want allies who can defend themselves so that no adversary can ever be tempted to test our collective strength
Marco Rubio denounced the idea of a united global citizenship but said the United States and Europe belong together as a civilization
Ruptures between the United States and Europe were because of the Trump administration’s view that Europe had strayed too far from that shared culture and vision
He spoke several times of the dangers of mass migration and the need for nations to place much stricter limits on who enters their borders and settles in their lands
Countries on both sides of the Atlantic are heirs to the same great and noble civilization
He voiced far-right ideas in a few parts of his speech
Mr. Rubio also spoke in vague terms of a shared future
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