Also, the French Right surges
| | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 1. 🇺🇦 Zelensky's top aide resigned amid a corruption scandal. Andrei Yermak, who had served as President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, was forced out after anti-corruption investigators raided his home. Zelensky's administration has been plagued with corruption scandals lately, the most notorious being two cabinet ministers stealing $100 million from government contracts. | 2. 🇫🇷 The French populist-right surges. Jordan Bardella, the current leader of the National Rally party, is polling far ahead of all his potential opponents. However, the elections aren't until 2027, and the significantly less popular Marine Le Pen — currently barred from running by a court — could still find a way to run instead of Bardella. | 3. 🇯🇵 Trump urged Japan not to aggravate China. After Prime Minister Sanae Takiachi implied that Japan would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, China reacted with fury, bringing relations between the two to their lowest point in years. President Trump, seeking a trade deal with China, asked Takiachi to avoid further escalation. | 4. 🇿🇦 South Africa won't be invited to the next G20 summit. The Trump administration, hosting the summit in Miami, has been frustrated with South Africa's treatment of its white citizens. The administration is eyeing replacing South Africa with Poland, which joined the top 20 largest economies just last month. |
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| | | HOAX TRACKER | South Africa lied about using anti-US slurs | |
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| | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | Young people are fleeing the UK | |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame the Ukraine corruption scandal | | | Mentioned behind the paywall: PBS News, The BBC, The Washington Times, and RedState. |
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| _THE DAILY DEBATE_ | 📊 Does the corruption in Ukraine concern you?Want your comment to be featured? Be sure to include your name. | |
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| POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | Do you agree with Trump that he should "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries"? | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes (1,373)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 No (152)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (96) | 👍 Yes: "Until we have ZERO illegals and have tried our own for the crimes committed during the last administration, we really don't have the time or resources to take on more people." — Jennifer 👎 No: "Evaluations should be more intensive, but be based on individuals rather than groups." — Jeff 🤔 Unsure: "Legal immigration is still a benefit to them and us." — Mark | | | | 1,621 votes |
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