For the first time, his administration has confirmed that President Trump is committed to a comprehensive two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The Trump administration told Israel yesterday to cease construct of new settlements and stop expanding others because it “may not help” achieve peace with Palestinians.
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President Trump said that “Iran is playing with fire,” warning that he won’t be as “kind” to Tehran as his predecessor Barack Obama. His comments made in a tweet come a day after he said hat military options were are “not off the table” in response to Iran’s recent missile test Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how “kind” President Obama was to them. Not me! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2017 RT reports: On Monday, Fox News cited US officials as saying that Iran had carried out medium-range ballistic missile tests.
On Friday, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive action to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law, in a sweeping plan to dismantle much of the regulatory system put in place after the financial crisis. The order won't have any immediate impact. But it directs the Treasury secretary to consult with members of different regulatory agencies and the Financial Stability Oversight Council and report back on potential changes.
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This bit of asininity just came in from McCain: Send Weapons to Ukraine.
McCain also repeated idiotic comments on Russian interference in the US election.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is calling on President Trump to send lethal aid to Ukraine after attacks this week were blamed on Russia-backed rebels.