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With Donald J. Trump's election, we need to accept that the U.S. should be covered with the same eye as our mainstream media stereotypically covers so-called third world nations with “ruling parties” and authoritarian leaders. Most Americans choose to elect Trump, who has vowed to stack our judiciary with MAGA loyalists who will skirt the rule of law to accommodate his promise to go after his critics, gut our education system and turn the White House into an even bigger kleptocracy than he did during his first term.
Western media should cover Trump’s presidency the same as it has reported on Hungary’s Victor Orban. But it won’t. Black Diplomats Newsletter will.
This newsletter will be your go-to publication to understand exactly how MAGA diplomacy is impacting Ukraine and the rest of Europe. Sure, I will touch on other conflicts and parts of the world, but most of you came to know me through my reporting during the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is my staple and will remain so.
But my reporting needs to adjust to the moment, which means I must report on authoritarianism at home and abroad. So, Black Diplomats will be the home where you get news about Trump’s authoritarian rule, as well as how Europe is responding to it. How close will Trump get with Putin? Will he completely hand Ukraine over to Moscow? Trump has said racist and xenophobic things about immigrants, undocumented or not. Will his anti-immigrant zeal help foment a white supremacy alliance with Europe’s most hateful political leaders and embolden political victories on that continent?
I will address those questions in this newsletter as your global authoritarian and Ukraine beat reporter. Source
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