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Top 10 Reasons Trump And Vance Did What They Did To Zelensky

(AC geopolitical correspondent Brian Neyra contributed to this report)

  1. Zelensky ignored The White House Protocol Office’s request for him to wear a suit.
  2. Trump was all the more outraged upon learning Zelensky bought his black, military-style outfit from Temu instead of Amazon.
  3. Zelensky didn’t come with an interpreter. Trump and Vance couldn’t quite understand the Ukrainian president with his heavy accent.
  4. First Lady Melania Trump prepared some tea and cookies for Mrs. Zelensky who was a no-show.
  5.  Zelensky didn’t come with a pleasing gift for Trump. No vodka. Not even Easter eggs.  Zelensky just presented Trump with the championship belt of Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk.
  6.  Whenever Trump spoke, The White House web site was overwhelmed with “haha” emojis, compared to the hearts and thumbs up whenever Zelensky was speaking.
  7.  Vance was bitter that Zelensky never said “thank you” to his boss for U.S. help extended to Ukraine which Trump had absolutely nothing to do with.
  8. Zelensky, during The White House welcome ceremony, executed a  Sieg Heil salute to the U.S. flag.
  9. Elon Musk’s son who was in the Oval Office during the visit, cried in fear upon seeing Zelensky.
  10. A member of the press was overheard saying that Zelensky was more good-looking than Trump and Vance combined.

Thanks To Donald Trump, Norway Is Stepping Up Defense Spending (video)

by Brian Neyra, AC geopolitical correspondent

Donald Trump’s NATO policy—basically a mix of tough love, unpaid invoices, and the constant threat of ghosting—has worked wonders for European defense. Take Norway, for example. Once known for its peaceful fjords and World’s Happiest People rankings, it’s now flexing its military muscles in ways no one expected.

Faced with Trump’s relentless calls to “pay up” or risk being left to fend off potential threats with Viking cosplay alone, Norway has dramatically increased its defense spending. But in true Scandinavian fashion, it has taken a unique approach: military dance training. Yes, Norwegian soldiers are now mastering synchronized battle choreography, presumably so they can pirouette past Russian border guards or moonwalk around missile threats.

Some say Trump’s strategy was reckless, others say it was genius. Either way, NATO now has better-funded allies—and Norway has a military ready to fight and win “Dancing with the Stars: Arctic Warfare Edition.”