WTF Just Happened Today

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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1/ Trump accused Germany of being "totally controlled" and "a captive of Russia" because it pays "billions and billions of dollars a year" to Russia for energy.

2/ Trump wants NATO allies to double their military-spending target to 4% of gross domestic product despite allies not meeting the current 2% target.

3/ The Senate approved a non-binding motion in support of NATO.

4/ The Trump administration plans to hit China with roughly $200 billion in additional tariffs.

5/ The Department of Justice admitted that it may have mistakenly separated a family of U.S. citizens for as long as a year "because the parent's location has been unknown."

poll/ 54% of voters think the government should keep ICE, 25% believe ICE should be abolished, and 21% are undecided.

✏️ NOTABLES.

• Paul Manafort will be moved from the jail where he says he's being treated like a "VIP" with access to a phone, computer, private bathroom and shower, and does not have to wear a uniform.

• Trump pardoned the two Oregon cattle ranchers who were sentenced to five years in prison for committing arson on federal land — punishments which led to the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge by the Bundy family in 2016.

• Pfizer said it would delay drug price increases for no more than six months after speaking with Trump.

• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang last week went "as badly as it could have gone."

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