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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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Evo Morales quedó fuera de las elecciones en Bolivia: su candidatura fue rechazada por falta de personería jurídica
El ex presidente Evo Morales no participará en las elecciones generales de Bolivia previstas para el 17 de agosto de 2025. El Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) confirmó la noche de este lunes que la candidatura del ex mandatario no fue registrada, luego de que intentara inscribirse a última hora a través del Partido de Acción Nacional Boliviano (PAN-Bol), el cual perdió su personería jurídica semanas atrás.
“Evo Pueblo no tiene personería jurídica y el partido Pan-Bol, con quién firmaron una alianza, está inhabilitada», confirmó el secretario de cámara del TSE, Fernando Arteaga, durante una conferencia de prensa.
El plazo para la inscripción de candidaturas a presidente, vicepresidente, senadores y diputados concluyó a la medianoche de este lunes, y al menos diez partidos políticos lograron registrar a sus postulantes.
“Cinco alianzas y cinco partidos, en total son 10 las organizaciones inscritas para las elecciones generales”, informó el TSE tras el cierre del plazo.
A pesar de la inhabilitación del partido, los seguidores de Morales intentaron forzar su inscripción hasta el último momento. Delegados del ex presidente, junto con su compañera de fórmula, la ex ministra Wilma Alanoca, se presentaron en dos ocasiones en la sede del TSE para entregar la documentación correspondiente, pero no fueron admitidos por las autoridades electorales.
“No nos han permitido, nos han discriminado”, declaró Alanoca a los medios. Denunció que el TSE impuso “trabas de manera tramposa e ilegal” a PAN-Bol por haber sellado una alianza con Morales.
Sin embargo, la autoridad electoral fue clara: la única vía habilitada para registrar candidaturas era a través de un sistema digital, en el cual PAN-Bol ya no figuraba.
El abogado de Morales, Wilfredo Chávez, indicó que enviaron la documentación del binomio presidencial por correo electrónico, asegurando que este método estaría permitido. Pero el TSE lo desmintió posteriormente, recordando que el mecanismo válido era exclusivamente el sistema informático de registro, al cual solo tienen acceso los partidos legalmente habilitados.
La frustrada inscripción de Morales ocurrió horas después de que sus bases en el Trópico de Cochabamba, su principal bastión político y sindical, amenazaran con una “revolución en las calles” si el líder cocalero no era admitido como candidato.
Las advertencias fueron transmitidas en vivo y compartidas por el propio Morales en sus redes sociales. Sin embargo, el ex mandatario no emitió declaraciones sobre el desenlace de su postulación.
El TSE retiró la personería jurídica a PAN-Bol y al Frente para la Victoria (FPV) a comienzos de mayo, debido a que ambas fuerzas no alcanzaron el 3 % mínimo de votos en las elecciones de 2020, tal como establece la legislación boliviana.
Inicialmente, Morales había negociado una alianza con el FPV, pero ese acuerdo se rompió. El recurso que derivó en la anulación fue presentado por el ciudadano Peter Erlwein Beckhauser.
La misma acción también logró un fallo judicial contra el Movimiento Tercer Sistema (MTS), que respalda la candidatura del presidente del Senado, Andrónico Rodríguez, quien es considerado uno de los potenciales herederos políticos de Morales.
Desde finales de 2021, Morales mantiene un distanciamiento con el gobierno de Luis Arce por disputas internas dentro del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), partido que lideró durante casi tres décadas. En 2024, tanto la Justicia como el TSE reconocieron al dirigente campesino Grover García como nuevo presidente del MAS, desplazando al ex mandatario.
Tras su salida del MAS, Morales impulsó la creación de la agrupación Evo Pueblo, que aún no cuenta con reconocimiento legal. Por tanto, tampoco podría ser una plataforma válida para su postulación en 2025.
El TSE publicará el 6 de junio la lista oficial de candidatos habilitados para los comicios. Mientras tanto, el MAS ya inscribió como su postulante presidencial al abogado Eduardo del Castillo, ex ministro de Gobierno de Arce, cuya candidatura es rechazada por Morales.
Morales, que gobernó Bolivia en tres periodos, sostiene que está habilitado para los comicios, pese a que el Tribunal Constitucional reiteró la semana pasada que la reelección presidencial es por una sola vez de forma continua y sin posibilidad de un tercer mandato.
(Con información de EFE)
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House Republicans are channeling Edward Hopper this week as they try to pass President Trump’s big, «beautiful bill.»
Hopper is known for «Nighthawks,» one of the most iconic paintings in American history. The 1942 painting depicts four people in a diner in the middle of the night. A deserted streetscape commands the foreground. Two men – heads festooned with fedoras – sit separately at the counter, nursing coffee. One of the men has a cigarette tucked between his index and middle fingers. He’s positioned next to a woman with scarlet hair and a red dress. She appears to holding a bite of a doughnut or sandwich, studying it as though it were a rare artifact. She seems to debate whether she should eat it. A young counterman – attired in white with a crisp envelope hat – leans downward in search of glassware or dishes hidden underneath.
It’s the dead of night. Everyone is distant and detached. Even the couple – even though they sit side-by-side – don’t look at each other.
Nighthawks, 1942, oil on canvas, 84.1 x 152.4 cm (33 1/8 x 60 in.), Art Institute of Chicago. (VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)
In Nighthawks, everyone appears as though they’re just trying to make it through the night to dawn.
It’s kind of what House Republicans are going through this week.
‘DEAD OF NIGHT’: DEMS ACCUSE GOP OF COWARDICE OVER LATE-NIGHT VOTES ON TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL’ BUDGET BILL
The House Budget Committee convened at 10:26 p.m. ET Sunday night to advance the tax cut and spending reduction package after a hiccup stalled the measure Friday afternoon. At 10:39 p.m. ET, the committee approved the bill 17-16 – with four House Republicans voting «present.»
Representative Jodey Arrington, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Budget Committee, center, speaks during a House Budget Committee meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The next stop is the House Rules Committee, the final parliamentary way station before depositing a piece of legislation on the floor.
At 12:31 a.m. ET Monday, the Rules Committee announced it would prep the bill for the floor – with a meeting at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. That session could last all day Wednesday. Literally. The Energy and Commerce panel met for 26 consecutive hours last week to prepare its section of the budget reconciliation measure. The Ways and Means Committee huddled all night long.
The group of House Republicans pushing to state and local tax for high-tax states (known as SALT) scheduled a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for 9 p.m. ET Monday. And it’s entirely possible that the House could be debating or even voting on the measure late Thursday, the wee hours of Friday morning or even Friday night.
This is how Capitol Hill rolls when there’s a big piece of legislation on the clock. The hours are late. The meetings are long. Lawmakers convene different sessions whenever they need to – just to get the measure across the finish line.
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The only difference between the halls of Congress now and «Nighthawks» is that the coffee fueled the figures in the painting until dawn. It was 1942. But this is 2025. Edward Hopper would know nothing of Celsius or Red Bull.
There’s an actual parliamentary reason as to why the Budget Committee met so late on Sunday night after its stumble on Friday afternoon. And there’s a method to the Rules Committee’s 1 a.m. madness on Wednesday.
Let’s rewind.
The Budget Committee tried to blend the various provisions from nearly a dozen House committees into one unified legislative product midday Friday. That effort came up short. A total of five Budget Committee Republicans voted nay. They groused about spending cuts, green energy tax credits and the timeframe of work requirements for those on Medicaid.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) listens during a mark up meeting with the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill on May 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of the Budget Committee met to consider House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which includes U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tax and spending cuts. The bill faced bipartisan opposition, with five Republican members of the House Budget Committee voting against it and supporting a motion for the committee to recess for the weekend. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Four of the five GOP noes were truly opposed. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Penn., voted nay so he could order a re-vote. Rules allow a member on the winning side of an issue (in this case, the nays), to ask for another vote later. Smucker supported the plan. But he then switched his vote to nay to be on the winning side. That teed up a possible re-vote.
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«Calling a vote moves the process forward. I think it’s a catalyst,» said Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Tex., after the failed vote Friday.
The Budget Committee then announced it would convene at 10 p.m. ET Sunday.
This is where things get interesting:
The key here was for the Budget Committee to finish its work before midnight Friday. Once it got rolling, the process would only consume 15 or 20 minutes. The Budget Committee approved the plan 17-16 with four Republicans voting «present.»
«We’re excited about what we did,» said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who was one of the GOPers who voted nay Friday.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., arrives for a meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the budget reconciliation bill on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But Norman still wasn’t excited enough to vote yes on Sunday night. He voted present.
«There’s so much more that we have to do to rein in government and rein in the costs and the deficits,» said Norman on FOX Business Monday.
But regardless, the measure was out of the Budget Committee before the witching hour on Sunday. And then came the Rules Committee announcement – just after midnight on Monday – about a session at 1 a.m. Wednesday to ready the «big, beautiful bill» for the House floor.
There are several reasons House Rules Committee Republicans decided to huddle at 1 a.m. et Wednesday. Let’s begin with the parliamentary one.
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The Budget Committee wrapped up just before midnight Sunday. The rules allow Democrats two full days to file their paperwork and viewpoints after that meeting. So, they had all day Monday and all day Tuesday. The Rules Committee needs an «hour» to announce its formally meeting. So, the «official» announcement of the Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday will go out just after 12:01:01 a.m. ET Wednesday. That triggers a 1 a.m. ET meeting on Wednesday.
Here are the other, more practical reasons.
Republicans need all the time they can get. There is talk of trying to vote on the floor late in the day on Wednesday. We’ll see about that. But the early Rules Committee meeting time makes that a possibility.
Second of all, it’s possible the Rules Committee meeting could consume the entire calendar day of Wednesday. Streams of lawmakers from both sides will file into the Rules Committee to propose various amendments. This is a protracted process.
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But by the same token, meeting at 1 a.m. ET could diminish attendance. After all, who wants to show up at 1 a.m. ET for a meeting and maybe discuss your amendment at 6:30 a.m. ET? You get the idea.
And once the bill gets out of the Rules Committee, expect late night meetings among Republicans as they try to close the deal. It’s possible the House could vote at virtually any time of day Wednesday, Thursday or Friday to pass the bill. That could be late in the evening. Or even overnight. They will vote when the bill is ready, regardless of the time on the clock.
Such is the lot drawn this week by House Republicans for the «big, beautiful bill.» Maybe they’ll have the votes. Maybe they won’t. Maybe they’ll pass more spending cuts. Maybe there’ll be a deal on SALT for state and local taxes. Maybe not. Maybe the vote comes at 3 in the afternoon. But more likely, sometime late at night.
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Just like in Nighthawks, everyone on Capitol Hill is just trying to make it through the night and to the dawn.
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