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How Donald Trump tried to court the Atlantic – and why the liberal magazine landed an interview
Hell hath frozen over: At the White House the other day, Donald Trump «was launching a charm offensive, directed mainly at Goldberg,» as in Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. «There was none of the name-calling or hostility he regularly levels at our magazine.»
That’s according to Atlantic reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who wrote the magazine’s cover story, which was posted yesterday.
For all the insights gleaned from the interview, nothing is more fascinating than how it came about.
They called the president on his cell phone. (Wha? Who do I have to court to get that? The reporters ain’t saying.)
Trump says he did the initial phone interview to see if the liberal magazine could be fair.
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So I’m here to pronounce that the entire, seemingly endless piece is fair. The president hasn’t taken a shot at it on Truth Social, at least so far.
He has, however, ripped new polls from the «Failing New York Times» and «ABC/Washington Post» as «FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS,» saying they should be «investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the Fox News Pollster while you’re at it.» His lowest approval rating, in the Post-ABC survey, was 39 percent.
Meanwhile, we may now look back on Trump’s 2024 victory as inevitable, but after Jan. 6 it was anything but. On the cell call, «The president seemed exhilarated by everything he had managed to do in the first two months of his second term.»
President Trump recently gave an interview to The Atlantic. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
And then came the transaction: «As ever, Trump was on the hunt for a deal. If he liked the story we wrote, he said, he might even speak with us again.»
Goldberg describes the session: «What I found in this particular meeting was a Trump who was low-key, attentive, and eager to convince us that he is good at his job and good for the country. It isn’t easy to escape the tractor beam of his charisma, but somehow we managed, and we asked him what needed to be asked.
«But squaring Trump the Charmer with the Orcish Trump we more frequently see is difficult…Trump posted on the social-media platform he owns that Ashley is a ‘Radical Left Lunatic’ (she is not) and that Michael ‘has never written a fair story about me, only negative, and virtually always LIES’ (also false). It is our task at the Atlantic not to be bullied by these sorts of attacks.»
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The most interesting Trump sound bite is his comparison of the two terms:
«The first time, I had two things to do—run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys. And the second time, I run the country and the world.»
Parker and Scherer did many other interviews, such as with Steve Bannon. «Our reality is that we won,» and he cited the conspiracy theory that the FBI had incited the crowd on Jan. 6. The reporters said that was simply untrue.
«Now, here’s the interesting thing,» Bannon said. «Who’s won that argument? I think we have…
«This time it’s ‘Hey, f**k you, Greenland’s ours…When you’ve come back from such long odds, you clearly feel, ‘I can do anything.’ »
What about the four criminal investigations, including the conviction on the weakest one – Alvin Bragg’s hush money case? Trump says his numbers kept going up.
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«Shockingly, yes,» Trump said. «Normally, it would knock you out. You wouldn’t even live for the next day. You know, you’d announce your resignation, and you’d go back and ‘fight for your name,’ like everybody says—you know, ‘fight for your name, go back to your family.’ …Yeah, it made me stronger, made me a lot stronger.»
He also said in the phone interview: «I got indicted five different times by five different scumbags, and they’re all looking for jobs now, so it’s one of those things. Who would have thought, right? It’s been pretty amazing.»
After the 2016 election, Trump told oil executives at Mar-a-Lago:
If I’m not president, you’re f***ed. Look at your profit-and-loss statements. You realize what would have happened to you if she was president? What’s wrong with you?») She was Kamala Harris, of course.
Referring to the criminal cases against him – including the charges brought forth by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump said «it made [him] stronger.» (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP / Trump-Vance Transition Team)
One turning point: When he went to East Palestine, Ohio after the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals, while Joe Biden didn’t do squat.
On the Kennedy Center: «I didn’t really get to go the first time, because I was always getting impeached or some bulls**t, and I could never enjoy a show.» So he fired the Democrats and made himself chairman.
All right, enough quotes. Wait, one more that captures the tone of the piece:
«I got 38 percent of the male Black vote. Nobody knew that was possible. That’s a lot. I got 56 percent of Hispanics. How about that one? Every county along the Texas border is Hispanic. I won every one of them.» Though every single number he cited was wrong, the general thrust of his observation was correct.»
The reporters chronicled how things have gone south for the president, especially on tariffs and the economy, and how he pressured Hill Republicans into backing his nominees with primary threats.
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After the March phone interview, the reporters tried Trump’s cellphone again. Just got voice mail. But at 1:38 am, he tried them back. No message.
Trump believes he can win over even his worst enemies. In 2015 or 2016, I watched him make a beeline in the New York green room for Karl Rove, who was very rough on him. At worst, he thinks, he can neutralize the person. Or soften him or her up for the next time. He enjoys the challenge.
The mainstream media almost uniformly can’t stand Donald Trump. He does invite some of his own negative headlines, while providing unprecedented access, but much of the press is back in Resistance mode.
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Still, the Atlantic’s original pitch is undeniable, that he’s «The Most Consequential President of the 21st Century.»
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Elecciones regionales en Bolivia: siete de las nueve regiones del país se encaminan a una segunda vuelta
Siete de las nueve regiones de Bolivia se encaminan a una segunda vuelta en la elección de gobernadores, mientras solo dos departamentos presentan resultados preliminares que permitirían definir autoridades, a la espera del cómputo oficial.
El presidente del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), Gustavo Ávila, indicó que los datos difundidos por el Sistema de Resultados Electorales Preliminares (Sirepre) constituyen una referencia inicial y remarcó que los resultados finales dependerán del escrutinio oficial. “Es un parámetro”, sostuvo, y señaló que se debe aguardar la conclusión del conteo para proclamar a los ganadores.
El sistema electoral boliviano establece que un candidato a gobernador gana en primera vuelta si obtiene más del 50 % de los votos válidos, o al menos el 40 % con una diferencia de diez puntos porcentuales sobre el segundo. Bajo estos criterios, los datos preliminares muestran que solo dos departamentos cumplen esas condiciones.
Según el Sirepre, Potosí y Pando presentan candidatos con ventajas suficientes para evitar el balotaje. En Potosí, René Joaquino, de la Alianza Social, alcanza el 42,14 % de los votos, con más de veinte puntos de diferencia sobre su inmediato perseguidor. En Pando, Gabriela de Paiva, de la alianza Libre, logra el 45,82 %, también con una amplia ventaja que supera los veinte puntos.
En el resto del país, los resultados anticipan una segunda vuelta. En cinco departamentos —La Paz, Oruro, Tarija, Chuquisaca y Beni— los candidatos de la coalición Unidos por la Patria, vinculada al presidente Rodrigo Paz, se posicionan para disputar el balotaje.
En La Paz, uno de los principales distritos electorales, el exalcalde Luis Revilla encabeza la votación con el 20,2 %. La definición de su rival depende del cómputo final, con Antonio Riveros, de Innovación Humana, con el 8,81 %, y el exgobernador Félix Patzi, del Movimiento Tercer Sistema, con el 8,65 %, como principales contendientes según el avance del 95,15 % del Sirepre.
En Santa Cruz, la región más poblada del país, el escenario también conduce a una segunda vuelta. El excandidato vicepresidencial de Libre, Juan Pablo Velasco, se ubica en primer lugar con el 28,3 %, seguido por el abogado Otto Ritter, de Santa Cruz para Todos, con el 26,71 %. El actual gobernador, Luis Fernando Camacho, queda en tercer lugar con el 21,93 %, en uno de los resultados más destacados de la jornada.
Cochabamba, el tercer departamento más poblado, presenta otro escenario de balotaje. Con el 97,08 % de los votos contabilizados en el Sirepre, el ex senador Leonardo Loza, afín al expresidente Evo Morales, alcanza el 39,77 %, mientras que Sergio Rodríguez, de APB Súmate, obtiene el 23,66 %. Ninguno cumple los requisitos para evitar la segunda vuelta.
Más de 7,4 millones de ciudadanos estuvieron habilitados para votar en estos comicios regionales, en los que también se eligieron asambleístas departamentales, alcaldes y concejales municipales para un mandato de cinco años.
A diferencia de las gobernaciones, las alcaldías se definen por mayoría simple. En este nivel, el Sirepre muestra que la coalición oficialista obtiene la victoria en una sola de las diez principales ciudades, en Trinidad, capital del Beni. Entre los resultados más destacados figura el 70,89 % alcanzado por el concejal Manuel Saavedra en la ciudad de Santa Cruz.
En Cochabamba, Manfred Reyes Villa logra la reelección como alcalde, mientras que en La Paz se impone César Dockweiler, exfuncionario del Gobierno de Evo Morales.
El Tribunal Supremo Electoral prevé finalizar el cómputo oficial el miércoles, tras lo cual se confirmarán los resultados definitivos. La segunda vuelta para las gobernaciones se encuentra programada para el 19 de abril.
(Con información de EFE)
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El accidente del avión Hércules C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) de este lunes, que llevaba 125 personas a bordo, en su mayoría militares, de las cuales al menos 83 sobrevivieron con heridas, es uno de los más importantes desde 2019 en el ámbito militar entre las tragedias aéreas ocurridas en América Latina.
En lo que va de siglo, en Latinoamérica se han producido accidentes de aviones, tanto comerciales como militares, que han dejado decenas de fallecidos.
Hace poco menos de un mes, el 28 de febrero, murieron 22 personas en un accidente de un avión militar de carga que transportaba dinero destinado al Banco Central de Bolivia. El avión se salió de la pista tras aterrizar y varias personas accedieron para recoger los billetes dispersos. Hay 51 detenidos y abiertas tres investigaciones.
Esta la cronología de los mayores accidentes de avión en Latinoamérica este siglo:
11 enero 2003.- Un avión Fokker F28 de la compañía peruana Tans, con 46 ocupantes (entre ellos una española), y que cubría la ruta entre Chiclayo y la ciudad amazónica de Chachapoyas (Perú), se estrella contra el cerro Coloque a 3.300 metros de altitud. No hubo supervivientes.
16 agosto 2005.- Mueren los 161 ocupantes de un avión de la compañía colombiana West Caribbean, la gran mayoría franceses de Martinica, al caer a tierra en la sierra venezolana de Perijá cuando volaba entre Panamá y esa isla francesa del Caribe.
29 septiembre 2006.- Un Boeing de la línea brasileña GOL desaparece con 154 personas a bordo, que fallecieron, tras colisionar con un avión Legacy que se dirigía a Estados Unidos, en la frontera entre los estados amazónicos de Pará y Mato Grosso. El Legacy consiguió aterrizar de emergencia.
17 julio 2007.- Un Airbus A320 de la aerolínea brasileña TAM se sale de la pista al aterrizar en el aeropuerto de Congonhas, en Sao Paulo (Brasil) y choca contra un edificio causando 199 muertos (187 ocupantes del avión y 12 alcanzados en tierra).
21 febrero 2008.- Un avión ATR 42300 de fabricación franco-italiana, con 43 pasajeros y tres tripulantes, de la aerolínea Santa Bárbara, desaparece cuando volaba entre Mérida y Caracas (Venezuela).
1 junio 2009.- Un Airbus A-330 de Air France se precipita en aguas del Atlántico cuando volaba de Río de Janeiro (Brasil) a París. Mueren las 228 personas que viajaban a bordo, la mayoría brasileños y franceses. Según el análisis de las cajas negras, el accidente se debió a un error de los pilotos, lo que exculpa al fabricante, Airbus.
5 noviembre 2010.- Fallecen los 68 ocupantes de un avión comercial -un ATR-72 de dos motores turbohélice para viajes regionales- de la aerolínea cubana Aerocaribean, al estrellarse en la región de Guasimal en la provincia de Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
28 noviembre 2016.- Mueren 71 de los 77 ocupantes de un avión Avro RJ 85 de la compañía boliviana Lamia que se estrelló cerca del aeropuerto de Medellín (Colombia).
18 mayo 2018.- Fallecen 112 de los 113 ocupantes de un Boeing 737 de Cubana de Aviación, alquilado a la mexicana Global Air, que cubría la ruta entre La Habana y Holguín. El avión se estrelló instantes después de despegar a 1 kilómetro del aeropuerto de La Habana.
9 diciembre 2019.- Desaparece un avión C-130 Hércules de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, con 38 personas a bordo, a los que se dio por muertos, cuando se dirigía a la base antártica chilena Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva desde la Base Aérea Chabunco de Punta Arenas.
9 agosto 2024.- Un avión con 61 personas a bordo se estrella en una zona residencial en el municipio brasileño de Vinhedo, en el estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil. El aparato era un avión bimotor modelo ATR-72-500 de la aerolínea Voepass y que viajaba desde la ciudad de Cascavel hasta Sao Paulo.
28 de febrero de 2026.- Un avión militar de carga de la Fuerza Aérea Boliviana (FAB), un Hércules C-130 que transportaba dinero del Banco Central de Bolivia, se estrelló al intentar aterrizar en el aeropuerto internacional de El Alto, la segunda ciudad más poblada del país, provocando la muerte de 22 de sus tripulantes
23 marzo 2026.- Un avión Hércules C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) se accidenta al despegar de la localidad amazónica de Puerto Leguízamo, en el departamento del Putumayo (Colombia). Iban 125 personas a bordo, en su mayoría militares, de las cuales al menos 48 sobrevivieron con heridas.
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A phalanx of reporters and photographers trailed House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, out of the Capitol and across the Capitol grounds last Thursday morning.
The Trump administration planned to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to cover the cost of the war in Iran. Passing such a plan might be dicey. Especially vaulting the 60 vote barricade in the Senate. But House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Arrington were already touting a «reconciliation» bill for this year to approve some of the GOP’s domestic policy priorities ahead of the midterms. Reconciliation is inoculated from a Senate filibuster. And other Republicans may be on board with the extra $200 billion if it’s tucked into a reconciliation package which tackles other subjects.
«I think reconciliation is probably going to be the only vehicle that we put anything in because the Democrats aren’t going to support it,» said Arrington, briskly traversing a set of congressional steps near the plaza, bound for Independence Avenue. «I don’t think they’ll support the supplemental for the operating needs for our military while they’re in conflict.»
«The Senate seems kind of suspect of trying to do this,» yours truly followed up as the gaggle of reporters and photographers trekked the Capitol grounds toward the street.
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Regular traffic signals shift on a regular basis. Political signals don’t necessarily do the same. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images)
«The Senate is going to be suspect and slow to be motivated. Which is why the House is the little engine that can. And when the little engine that can, does, then the Senate and other people follow. The House has to lead,» replied Arrington. «We led in the first reconciliation bill. It wouldn’t have been as big or beautiful if we didn’t do our job on the tax cuts. On the spending cuts. On the energy reforms. On the generational welfare reforms.»
The scrum edged closer to Independence Avenue in the shadow of the Longworth House Office Building.
«I’ve got to walk across here. I’m late for a meeting. Y’all can follow me,» instructed Arrington, to the press, pivoting into the crosswalk just as the traffic light changed to green.
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Three journalists followed the Texas Republican into the street. However, your trusty journalist (and Wayne Elementary School Safety Town participant) remained on the corner.
Two cars and a bus accelerated.
«Wait! Careful! Careful! Careful! Careful! Careful! Careful!» I hollered.
Arrington and the others scurried back to the curb.
«See, you lead. They follow. But they may die,» observed Arrington.
«Are you going to lead the Senate right into a crosswalk with traffic?» I inquired.
Arrington pivoted – both back to the curb and to policy – as cars and scooters whizzed by.
Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, says he thinks «reconciliation is probably going to be the only vehicle that we put anything in.» (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«I think my counterpart, (Senate Budget Committee Chairman) Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., understands that the only train leaving the station for the bigger vision for our military will be a reconciliation bill,» said Arrington.
It’s unclear whether Arrington switching to railroads and locomotives was the best rhetorical shift considering the close call on the street. But Arrington may be right. It will be challenging to pass anything substantial for the rest of this Congress. And perhaps zippering the $200 billion for the war into a reconciliation measure with other policy sweeteners could be the most palatable option to Republicans.
«We have to continue to look at offsetting,» said Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wis.
«I think it should be offset,» said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn.
«It is expensive,» conceded House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., about the spending request.
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But offsets come from cuts. And lawmakers don’t like to slash programs important to their jurisdiction, state or district.
«A lot of the VA stuff, that’s like the third rail in politics. You don’t cut that,» said Bost.
What could contribute to an offset? Arrington suggested Republicans should turn to the time-tested Washington law firm of «Waste, Fraud and Abuse» to mitigate the cost of the war.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., replied «no» when asked about the supplemental spending request.
«It is skyrocketing prices of everything across the board, and Congress didn’t even approve. And so to have the audacity to come to Congress to fund a war that we have not even voted for it – not only is it illegal, it is insulting,» said Ocasio-Cortez.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is a firm «no» on the supplemental spending request, saying «we cannot enable this kind of reckless and illegal behavior.» (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
I asked about whether it was dangerous for lawmakers to leave American troops in the lurch when they’re exposed to hostilities abroad.
«They should have thought about that before they entered a conflict without Congress,» said Ocasio-Cortez. «They told everybody that it was just a quick in and out strike and now they have found themselves in a disaster. And we cannot enable this kind of reckless and illegal behavior.»
Ocasio-Cortez is hinting at the ultimate Congressional authority: power of the purse. Lawmakers are charged with approving 12 spending bills to run the government each year. A supplemental spending package – say for war, terrorism, recovery from natural disasters or economic stimulus – is a «13th» spending bill. It’s plopped on top of the customary 12. Lawmakers could really hamstring the war in Iran if they decide to pull the funding.
The White House scored about $1 trillion from Congress in Fiscal Year 2026 for the military. President Trump’s request for the Pentagon for Fiscal Year 2027 – still unapproved – is $1.5 trillion. That’s a 50 percent increase. That particular ask of Congress came before the $200 billion ask for the war in Iran.
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The president has sent mixed signals as to whether the war is «ending.» A reporter asked President Trump if he still needed the $200 billion.
«It’s always nice to have. It’s a very inflamed world. And the Democrats inflame it,» replied the president.
But it’s generally believed that the Pentagon needs the money because it’s burned through so many munitions in Iran.
So this supplemental spending request must navigate the Congressional traffic.
Regular traffic and pedestrian signals switch on a regular basis. But not necessarily political signals. There’s no way right now for lawmakers to greenlight an extra $200 billion for the war. That’s because the «don’t walk» light is flashing.
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The question now is how long it takes for the light to change. Or, if it will ever cycle through. Otherwise, Congressional leaders could put the bill on the floor – and get mowed down by a political bus.
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