"highly vulnerable to capitalism’s vicissitudes" is how Counterfire's pre-vote preview described Lula's Workers Party, even while crediting it with cutting poverty. The piece blamed a central bank that it said kept rates high "to ensure bond holders benefit," and treated the race as a test of whether redistribution survives a commodity slump. It ran before the count.
Camp by camp · Updated October 18, 2026
Foreign policy & the world
How 10 of the ten camps framed it, in their own words, then everyone on the record beneath that — March 26, 2026 to October 18, 2026. Each camp section is that camp's own outlets writing. The people below are grouped by who spoke, not by camp: an outlet can quote anyone, so the outlet it ran in tells you who carried the words, never whose politics they are.
10/10 camps on the record
the record here 275 camp reads 439 quotes 86 people 13 checkable claims 2 running stories
Communist / Far-Left 29 reads · 10 outlets
Democratic Socialist 36 reads · 8 outlets
Liberal Mainstream 45 reads · 22 outlets
Center / Nonpartisan 37 reads · 9 outlets
Establishment / Center-Right 29 reads · 8 outlets
Libertarian 19 reads · 5 outlets
MAGA / Populist Right 31 reads · 11 outlets
Religious Right 12 reads · 3 outlets
Identity 35 reads · 10 outlets
Tech / AI 2 reads · 2 outlets
Communist / Far-Left
"an imperialist horse-trade," the Danish Marxists wrote, saying Greenland had been handed over "over the heads of its people." It focused on the U.S. veto over rival investment and the right to build Golden Dome missile defense on the island.
"One could not trample on the will of the electorate any more blatantly," the WSWS wrote of Merz's election-night pledge. It credited the result to opposition to "war and austerity," and blamed Die Linke's own coalition record in Mecklenburg for the AfD's win there. In Defense of Marxism called the results "a slap in the face of the CDU-SPD coalition government."
World Socialist Web Site Sep 22 that day's brief ›
also cited In Defense of Marxism
"The realignment of the European powers and Canada marks a major shift in inter-imperialist geopolitics," the WSWS wrote. It cast the pact as rearmament aimed at Moscow, Beijing and Washington alike, paid for by cuts to workers.
"forming an economic and military alliance with Canadian imperialism" is the WSWS's description, which cast the plan as rival imperialist powers rearming against Russia and China.
The result is "a damning verdict on the Social Democrats (SPD), the Left Party and the trade unions," the far left wrote, and it is the only camp that refused to call AfD voters fascists, arguing instead that the party "is a product of the shift to the right across the entire bourgeois political spectrum." It is also the only camp that put a specific event three days before the vote inside the result: IG Metall's approval of the elimination of a further 50,000 Volkswagen jobs.
"the world's largest oil heist" is the far left's name for the agreement, and this camp is the only one that read the White House fact sheet line by line and printed the penny-warrant mechanism, the US veto over board seats and the requirement that royalties flow through a US-controlled Treasury account. The World Socialist Web Site pushed further into American law, writing that "A Pentagon that accumulates equity stakes and revenue-producing assets abroad acquires its own direct economic interests," and it is the only outlet in any camp that treated civilian control of the military as the story. CounterPunch stayed on the money, quoting an oil analyst who put the infrastructure timeline at "a decade."
"the country has been under siege by the US." The far left is the only camp that argued with itself in print, asking how the left should respond when a government resisting Washington makes compromises under conditions Washington imposed, and it is the only one that put the naval blockade of Venezuelan oil shipments in the two months before the seizure at the center of the causal chain.
21 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Democratic Socialist
"on the wave of this social movement," Jacobin wrote of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's chances for the presidency, treating the protests as the left's opening. It framed them around underfunded "rural deserts" and did not address the arson.
Jacobin Oct 18 that day's brief ›
Truthout described the administration as "facing numerous allegations of war crimes" from Iran to Cuba and linked the sanctions to Pillay's leadership of the UN inquiry that found genocide in Gaza.
Truthout Oct 11 that day's brief ›
Truthout wrote that the sanctions "threaten the future of the entire body and its work to hold war criminals and genocidaires to account." Its second piece carried prosecutor Reed Brody calling the prize "a stinging rebuke to Donald Trump," and Novara headlined Pillay as the lawyer "Who Found Israel Is Committing Genocide."
Truthout Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited TruthoutNovara Media
"the blandly affable, lacquered version of his father" is how Jacobin introduced Flávio Bolsonaro. Both Jacobin pieces put Washington at the center: one said he was "counting on the Trump administration’s help to push him over the line," and the other traced Trump's 50 percent tariffs to lobbying by his brother Eduardo. Both ran before the count.
Jacobin Oct 5 that day's brief ›
also cited Jacobin
"US intervention in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro has been brazen," Jacobin wrote, and it claimed his real program is "handing over Brazil’s critical minerals and sovereignty to Trump and Rubio in order to free his dad." Truthout called the intervention an attack on self-determination and illegal under the OAS charter. All three pieces cast the vote as a test of Latin American sovereignty.
Jacobin Oct 4 that day's brief ›
"roughly the same deal over Greenland he could have obtained by asking politely," Jacobin wrote, arguing the 1951 agreement already allowed new bases. It highlighted waste left at old U.S. sites and a license dispute with a Trump-linked oil firm, a sharp contrast with the Marxist read of total surrender.
Jacobin Sep 29 that day's brief ›
Jacobin said Die Linke "beat the establishment parties by offering Berliners concrete action on rents and the cost of living," and linked it directly to Zohran Mamdani. A second Jacobin piece insisted the party "is not an antisemitic party," Novara reported a Die Linke delegation met Mamdani's advisers, and Truthout labeled the AfD "the fascists." All five receipts tied the win to housing expropriation.
Jacobin Sep 22 that day's brief ›
also cited JacobinNovara MediaNovara MediaTruthout
Jacobin wrote that "there is good reason to believe the deal will mostly be about fossil fuels and the arms industry." It argued Canada should instead build ties with Africa, Latin America and solar deployment.
Jacobin Sep 18 that day's brief ›
28 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Liberal Mainstream
The Guardian set Trump's complaint against "a year in which he started a war with Iran," and noted that some of the wars he claims to have settled were not wars. MSNBC wrote that he "lashed out on social media." NPR handled the sanctions half, reporting "Rubio vowing to dismantle the world" court's only permanent war crimes tribunal and noting no US personnel are under current ICC investigation.
The Guardian Oct 11 that day's brief ›
also cited MSNBCNPRWashington Post
The Guardian opened on Trump's complaint about losing in "a year in which he started a war with Iran." USA Today and NBC made Trump's snub the frame, while AP copy in MSNBC called the award "sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke" to Trump and Netanyahu.
The Guardian Oct 10 that day's brief ›
"If he wins, Trump wins – and the hemisphere really will be his," the Guardian's Steve Bloomfield wrote, and CNN's takeaways likewise led on what a Bolsonaro presidency would "hand US President Donald Trump." CBS and ABC carried the count and Lula's line that "Tomorrow we start a new campaign." USA Today alone read the result through investors, writing that a confirmed lead "would rally markets."
"against a backdrop of corruption scandals, deep political polarization and growing voter fatigue" is CNN's opening. It framed the vote as a foreign-policy choice, between a bloc aligned with Trump and Lula's multipolar line, and quoted an analyst that "the most effective campaigner for Lula has been Donald Trump."
CNN Oct 4 that day's brief ›
"Allows Trump to claim victory in the Arctic without taking over the autonomous territory" is USA Today's read, and the camp treated the deal as the reason the rest of the speech went easier on America's allies, noting Trump made "no mention of an ongoing trade war with Canada." CBS reported the agreement inside its account of the speech, quoting Trump calling Greenland the "northern frontier of North America." Neither outlet gave the deal a standalone piece.
USA Today Sep 23 that day's brief ›
also cited CBS News
NPR's Stephen Fowler said "you could argue that this is a rare foreign policy win for President Trump," then noted how little is known. The Guardian's earlier report led with Denmark and Greenland's own statements, quoting Greenland's premier that the deal "recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our kingdom."
NPR Sep 21 that day's brief ›
also cited The Guardian
"the deeply unpopular war with Iran becomes an increasing political liability" is the Guardian's frame for the timing, seven weeks out from the midterms. Both Guardian pieces and MS NOW's put the sovereignty language ahead of Trump's claim of permanent control, and all three printed his earlier refusal to rule out taking the island by force. The Guardian alone quoted a Copenhagen political scientist asking whether Danish concessions would be "the beginning of replacing the colonial relationship with Denmark with a colonial relationship to the United States."
The Guardian Sep 20 that day's brief ›
also cited The GuardianMSNBCCBS News
"a foreign policy accomplishment he can tout to voters" is how the Guardian placed the deal, weeks before the midterms and amid an unpopular Iran war. It suggested the pact "might possibly just reiterate the existing US rights through Nato." CBS and NBC both emphasized that it falls short of the takeover Trump once demanded.
The Guardian Sep 19 that day's brief ›
37 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Center / Nonpartisan
The BBC described the sanctions as "a significant acceleration of its attempt to" dismantle the court, then gave Pillay, Rubio, the ICC and the UN secretary-general their own lines. PBS put the prize first, framing it around Pillay's career from apartheid South Africa to the Rwanda tribunal.
BBC News Oct 11 that day's brief ›
also cited PBS NewsHour
The BBC led on the sanctions, noting that "the US is now sanctioning the court itself," and asked what happens to detainees such as Rodrigo Duterte if the court cannot function. PBS gave the prize segment to former ambassador Stephen Rapp, who was with Pillay that morning.
BBC News Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited PBS NewsHour
"Washington has backed closer ties with Brazil’s right wing," the BBC's explainer said, pairing that with Lula's accusation that Bolsonaro's camp invites foreign interference. Its framing question was the interference itself, listed alongside tariffs and organized crime.
BBC News Oct 4 that day's brief ›
"at least for the moment, eases tensions," the AP copy on PBS wrote. It led with the Danish ambassador and recorded that Trump did not answer whether acquiring Greenland was off the table.
PBS NewsHour Sep 29 that day's brief ›
"A significant climb down from Trump's earlier calls to acquire the Arctic island" is the BBC's assessment, and it is the only outlet in any camp that reported what is actually at the two named sites: Narsarsuaq is a former civilian airport and Second World War base with deep-water access and a large runway, and Mestersvig is a remote outpost used by a Danish naval dog sled unit. It noted that the 1951 agreement already allowed unlimited US troops, and that the new plan's "modalities and technical details" must be mutually agreed, so the access is not unfettered. PBS carried the signing ceremony in full.
BBC News Sep 23 that day's brief ›
also cited PBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour
The AP set the deal "after months of threats by the U.S. president to seize the semiautonomous territory of a NATO ally," with Danish leaders cautiously optimistic.
PBS NewsHour Sep 21 that day's brief ›
"Few details about the deal are known so far" is the line PBS put over its own reporting, and it ran the announcement through Danish and Greenlandic officials rather than the Truth Social post. Its second piece said flatly that the United States already holds extensive security rights under the 1951 pact and that both sides of the Atlantic "seem to be happy," which it called the real headline. It gave a Danish Institute researcher room to say Trump "obviously didn't get in this agreement what he originally set out to have."
PBS NewsHour Sep 20 that day's brief ›
also cited PBS NewsHour
"both sides seem to be happy. That's the real headline here." PBS's Nick Schifrin framed the deal as the end of a rift that had made Europe question whether the US was an ally. BBC said it was "resolving a diplomatic dispute" but noted it is unclear how the deal differs from the 1951 agreement that already lets the US send unlimited troops.
PBS NewsHour Sep 19 that day's brief ›
also cited BBC News
29 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Establishment / Center-Right
"began largely as student-led protests about education policies," the Examiner wrote, leading with Macron's statement. It kept to the government's line on prosecution without assigning political blame.
The Examiner reported that "a flurry of criticisms emerged, largely around her focus on Israel," and headlined a UN whistleblower's charge about the Uyghurs. Its second piece relayed Trump's rally attack straight.
Washington Examiner Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited Washington Examiner
The Examiner ran AP copy describing Bolsonaro as "an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump" and Brazil as "Latin America’s powerhouse economy." It added no commentary of its own.
"One of the longest-running geopolitical issues of the second Trump administration was finally put to rest," The Dispatch wrote, endorsing the deal in its headline.
The Dispatch Sep 29 that day's brief ›
The Bulwark said Trump "pulled out all the stops at the state dinner to regale the guy who is working with our enemy," citing Chinese help to Iran with drone and missile parts. The Dispatch headlined the summit a "Red Carpet Stalemate."
The Bulwark Sep 26 that day's brief ›
also cited The Dispatch
The Examiner's single receipt relayed Trump's claims, including that the deal comes at "NO COST" to the government, without independent assessment in its available text. It is the establishment right's only piece on the deal today.
"We’re the bad guys now; we deserve it," The Bulwark wrote, framing Canada as a competitor now outmaneuvering the United States. It was the only right-of-center outlet to treat the shift as a US loss of standing.
The Bulwark Sep 18 that day's brief ›
"The obvious subtext to the push is a mutual desire to counter U.S. influence" is the Examiner's read, and it reported a "U.S.A." chant booed in the chamber and EU officials scrambling to define the offer.
21 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Libertarian
The Free Press called the laureate "the octogenarian antisemite, Navi Pillay." Elisha Wiesel, whose father won the prize in 1986, wrote that her commission "betrayed the meaning of the word genocide." Both pieces left the ICC sanctions aside.
The Free Press Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited The Free Press
Antiwar.com read the deal against what it says came before, writing that fears of a takeover "were well placed, considering that the US conquered Venezuela in January, has been working toward regime change in Cuba, and is currently at war with Iran." It is the only camp to report that the agreement provides the US with economic privileges including "minerals cooperation," and the only one to place the deal beside Pete Hegseth's stated goal of a "Greater North America." It then printed the annihilation threat from the same day's speech in full.
Antiwar.com Sep 23 that day's brief ›
"The new agreement avoids going down such a disastrous road," Antiwar.com concluded, the road being seizure by force. It put "Security" in scare quotes in its headline and quoted its own editor that the terms barely differ from the 1951 treaty.
Antiwar.com Sep 21 that day's brief ›
"This is a rather shocking expansion of the state corporatism that the Trump administration has mainstreamed into American politics." The libertarian right attacked the deal from the market side, printing Marco Rubio's January sequencing in which elections came third after seizing oil and opening markets, and quoting a Venezuelan opposition figure calling it "a skyscraper [built] on pillars of clay."
Reason Sep 3 that day's brief ›
also cited Reason.com
"it's unclear where the funds for the necessary investments would come from." The libertarian right checked the president's arithmetic against the production numbers, noting that more than half of Venezuela's 1.25 million barrels a day already goes to the United States, which itself produces 13.6 million. It is the only camp that connected the oil control to Cuba, reporting that Washington has held Venezuela's oil revenue and cut off shipments to the island since January.
Antiwar.com Aug 31 that day's brief ›
"The USS Washington's presence in the Middle East also leaves the US without an aircraft carrier in East Asia" is the libertarian read, and it is the only camp that filed the rotation as a question about whether the fleet can sustain the war. Antiwar.com printed Sen. Richard Blumenthal's line asking "whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo now being demanded of its carrier force," and listed the reported shortages in full, including water contamination and plumbing.
Antiwar.com Aug 21 that day's brief ›
The libertarian right printed Pyongyang's own statement at greater length than any other camp, running Kim Yo Jong's line that the drills are still underway and that the reduction of individual exercises is not the point. It is also the only camp that reported Lee Jae Myung's response, that he hoped the move would lead to dialogue while reaffirming his push for a more independent South Korean military. It offered no verdict on whether a summit would achieve anything.
Antiwar.com Aug 20 that day's brief ›
"it aligns with the agenda President Lee has been attempting to pursue" is the libertarian read, and it is the only camp that treated the cut as something Seoul's own president wanted. It reported that Lee proposed direct talks with North Korea one day before Trump's announcement, and explained the operational control question that the other camps left out: the US has held wartime control of South Korea's military since 1953.
Antiwar.com Aug 19 that day's brief ›
11 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
MAGA / Populist Right
"a full-on national revolt," Breitbart called it across four pieces, printing ministers who blamed La France Insoumise and Marine Le Pen's attack on Mélenchon. The camp split on cause: Breitbart carried the far-left charge, while Benny Johnson said "don't let third worlders into your country" and Fox printed Vance's post calling France a cautionary tale on immigration.
Breitbart News Oct 18 that day's brief ›
also cited Breitbart NewsBreitbart NewsBreitbart NewsYouTube: Benny JohnsonFox News
Breitbart reported that "Critics blasted the award as a purely political move" and printed Israel's and Netanyahu's statements against Pillay. Fox wrote that "her nomination was not without controversy," and OAN reported that Trump "strongly criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee," all three printing his list of accomplishments. None of the three MAGA outlets mentioned the ICC sanctions.
Breitbart News Oct 11 that day's brief ›
also cited Fox NewsOne America News Network
The Daily Wire described the prize going to a "virulently anti-Israel ideologue Navi Pillay" and called the court the "illegitimate International Criminal Court." Fox printed Rubio's line "Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC."
The Daily Wire Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited Fox NewsBreitbart News
"a total and complete lightning strike against the communists in South America" is how Benny Johnson described the first round to about 137,000 viewers, crediting USAID cuts and Marco Rubio. Breitbart's headline said Bolsonaro "Overperforms," though its first sentence said he "won Sunday night’s presidential election" before conceding the runoff, and it called the charges against his father "dubious." Both cast Lula's camp as socialist or communist.
YouTube: Benny Johnson Oct 5 that day's brief ›
also cited Breitbart News
"We have military bases squandered all throughout Europe. Why is Europe going to attack us?" Benny Johnson asked, and his argument was hemispheric rather than Arctic: that American forces are in the wrong places and that the Western Hemisphere is the sphere that matters. He walked through Greenland's mineral map on screen, noting the new base sites sit near prospected oil resources, and framed the deal as part of what Trump called the Shield of the Americas. He also argued that earlier generations gave up 17 installations on the island out of weakness.
Breitbart identified Die Linke as "the descendant of East Germany’s former communist ruling party," led with 51 percent support among young women, and cited Berlin's migrant-background population. It printed a candidate's reported call for an "Election Intifada."
Breitbart News Sep 22 that day's brief ›
"The world’s largest island has become a strategic prize," Fox wrote, explaining the push through Arctic shipping lanes, rare earths and China's claim to be a "near-Arctic state." It presented the deal as a gain even if short of Trump's earlier goal of control.
Fox News Sep 21 that day's brief ›
"yet another vindication of his ability to deliver results for the American people" is Breitbart's read, and its single receipt ran the story backward to January, when Trump said a long-term deal was in the works and, in Breitbart's words, "many in corporate media did not believe him." It quoted the permanent-control claim at length and did not carry the Danish caveat that parliaments must still act.
Breitbart News Sep 20 that day's brief ›
23 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Religious Right
"One of Washington’s presumed greatest strengths—its hundreds of bases in foreign countries—is becoming a significant weakness," TAC wrote, calling for global retrenchment. A second TAC piece repeated that "The Strait of Hormuz was open before the Iran War began."
The American Conservative Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited The American ConservativeThe American Conservative
CBN ran the Associated Press account without adding commentary, and the one line it kept that others cut was about the cost to Greenlanders: "The standoff unsettled many of Greenland's roughly 56,000 people and drove a wedge between the U.S. and Denmark and its European Union partners." It is the only camp to print a Greenlandic politician's reaction, quoting lawmaker Naaja Nathanielsen that "a lot of trust has been tested" and that people "have been generally afraid and worried about everything, from losing our country to our livelihoods."
CBN News Sep 23 that day's brief ›
The American Conservative called Merz the man "who now holds the title of least popular federal chancellor in German history." It traced the decline to Merkel-era immigration and energy policy and described the AfD's rise as a political shift the establishment is failing to adapt to.
"The deal amounts to a kind of tinkering with the status quo," the paleoconservative outlet wrote, noting "Trump’s avowed aim of annexation was not accomplished." It still called it "a win for America First" for a different reason: the campaign taught Europe to stop counting on US protection, which it wants.
"the deal appears to stop short of the president's previous demands for full U.S. control of the island" is the paleoconservative outlet's one-sentence verdict. Its short report is the only receipt in any camp to note that under the 1951 pact the United States already possesses basing and access rights "without any expiration date," which is the fact that makes the scale of the new agreement unclear.
The paleoconservative right wrote that the result "suggests that the hard-right party's mixture of nationalism, populism, and opposition to mass immigration is increasingly popular among German voters," the only camp that described the outcome in print as a preference rather than a warning.
"Analysts caution that because of disrepair in Venezuela's oil infrastructure, short-term relief from the deal is not likely." The evangelical broadcaster ran the announcement straight and then set it in the earthquake, printing Rodríguez speaking at a damaged site that the oil will "cease to be an inert, cold statistic and will instead become concrete solutions. Housing is one of them."
CBN News Aug 31 that day's brief ›
"The details of the transaction have yet to be announced." The paleoconservative right filed the shortest item of any camp and refused to characterize it, noting only that the structure appears to be a public-private partnership and that "it is unclear whether the deal has yet been finalized."
4 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Identity
"cost-of-living protests raged on throughout the country," Al Jazeera wrote, naming the Limoges fire and Paris looting under an economic label. Its short video report assigned no political blame.
Al Jazeera Oct 18 that day's brief ›
TheGrio honored "a career spanning the fight against apartheid," from defending Nelson Mandela to the Rwanda tribunal. Atlanta Black Star played her Trump joke as "a Brutal Jab."
TheGrio Oct 10 that day's brief ›
also cited Atlanta Black Star
Al Jazeera framed the story around Trump's reaction and described the prize as recognizing "her efforts to prosecute genocide and war crimes."
Al Jazeera Oct 10 that day's brief ›
"Flavio Bolsonaro beat polling expectations as Brazil’s right gained ground," Al Jazeera's analysis began. It quoted a historian on "a deeper popular grounding for the bolsonarista project than many expected" and reported analysts' view that he banked "protest votes" early, which could cap his runoff growth.
Al Jazeera Oct 5 that day's brief ›
also cited Al Jazeera
"un resultado que cambió el escenario político" is how La Opinión's Spanish-language explainer opened. Its ten keys stressed the right's Senate gains and Bolsonaro's win in Minas Gerais, and noted that Lula, unlike in 2022, now has to come from behind.
La Opinión Oct 5 that day's brief ›
The Blade reminded readers that Jair Bolsonaro "repeatedly targeted LGBTQ Brazilians and other groups while in office" and that his son has pledged to pardon him. It paired the count with a tally of 529 openly LGBTQ candidates on the ballot.
"a level of US interest that has become a flashpoint in the campaign" is Al Jazeera's frame. It was the only outlet to report Bolsonaro supporters saying they would welcome U.S. pressure, and to name the film-funding scandal around a biopic of his father. Its second piece followed ballot boxes to Indigenous communities and named Amazon conservation as an issue.
Al Jazeera Oct 4 that day's brief ›
also cited Al Jazeera
"facing stiff rivalry and pressure from Trump’s administration" is Al Jazeera's context, and it printed the Commission's reply that the move is "not against anyone else."
Al Jazeera Sep 17 that day's brief ›
27 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Tech / AI
The least-bad option. David Sacks makes a cost-benefit case for the MOU: the US cannot sustain a hot war with Iran indefinitely, and an off-ramp now is better than continued attrition. The All-In frame is techno-realist and anti-neocon, the same skepticism of military adventurism applied to Ukraine now applied to Iran. Sacks does not celebrate the deal; he argues the alternative is worse.
The most geopolitically significant piece today: by demonstrating that the US government can kill a US AI company's international access with 90 minutes' notice, Washington handed every non-American government and enterprise a decisive argument for building sovereign AI. The shutdown may accelerate EU, UK, and Chinese domestic AI investment more effectively than any foreign policy speech.
The Verge Jun 16 that day's brief ›
The stories behind it
Claims on the books
Borne out Jens-Frederik Nielsen Sep 21
“The agreement recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination”
Open President Trump Sep 19
“I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns.”
Open World Socialist Web Site Sep 3
“The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital receives a 35 percent equity stake in NABEP.”
Contradicted President Donald Trump Aug 31
“One of the things I am going to do with the Venezuela Oil is fill up the Strategic National Reserves”
Open President Donald Trump Aug 31
“I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America.”
Open Trump Aug 30
“MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves”
Open Donald Trump Aug 17
“I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises!”
Contradicted Al Arabiya Jul 5
“Al Arabiya, citing anonymous sources, reported on Saturday that the next round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are scheduled for July 11 in Pakistan.”
Borne out Donald Trump Jun 20
“They get no money, not ten cents!”
Open Trump Jun 18
“Iran has agreed they will neither produce or procure nuclear weapons”
Open US official Jun 15
“A US official said the agreement would ultimately lead to the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program, with its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to be destroyed and removed.”
Open Pete Hegseth Jun 14
“Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed. The nuclear program will be dismantled.”
Contradicted President Trump Jun 13
“The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing”
On the record
Grouped by who said it. The outlet named under each quote is who carried the words.
Donald Trump US President 47 on this issue
“The Nobel peace prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization,”
on Trump attacking the Nobel committee after Pillay won the peace prize instead of him
Oct 10 via The Guardian
“There were some threats," the president said. "And rather than tempting the enemy, we'll capture the enemy and beat the enemy.”
on removing a dozen B-1 bombers from the British base
Oct 7 via CBN News
“I wouldn’t have done that.”
Oct 5 via CNN
Ben Norton 40 on this issue
“Marco Rubio gave a speech that openly praised colonialism, erased the history of the genocide of Indigenous nations, and declared that the West must use military force to "maintain its place at the head of the world". I made a video debunking his lies:”
Oct 13 on @BenjaminNorton
“Some people don't understand why Marco Rubio is so extremely pro-colonialist, because he is technically of Cuban descent. But it's important to understand that Rubio does NOT see himself as Cuban. He constantly emphasizes that he is of Spanish (and Italian) descent. In his latest speech in Greece, in which he again heaped praise on Western colonialism, Rubio proudly described himself as "a great-grandson of settlers who arrived in the new world from Spain". He heroized European colonialists Hernán Cortés and Christopher Columbus. Rubio does NOT see his family as Cuban; he sees his ancestors as European colonialists who temporarily lived in Cuba (as wealthy, light-skinned elites who supported the right-wing US puppet dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista), before re-settling in Florida. This, in fact, is exactly how many conservative, pro-imperialist elites in Latin America see themselves, by the way.”
Oct 11 on @BenjaminNorton
“There are still useful idiots out there who deny that the US is an empire. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio just gave another explicitly pro-colonialist speech, boasting that the US is a "continental empire". He proudly identified the origins of the US empire in the colonization of North America. He totally erased the Indigenous peoples who lived there, referring to it as an "open and wild land" at the time of colonization. Rubio waxed poetic on the "American frontier spirit", with no mention of the millions of Native Americans who died in the largest genocide in human history. Rubio also praised the genocidal colonialists Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés. Rubio traced the origins of the US empire back to Alexander the "Great", whom he heroized for "conquer[ing] the entire known world". The US empire has tried to do exactly the same, on top of many millions of corpses. (This is the official transcript of Rubio's speech: https:// state.gov/releases/offic e-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks …)”
Oct 10 on @BenjaminNorton
Ian Bremmer 38 on this issue
“‘cockroaches’ are finding the cracks in modi’s hold on power, but the pm isn’t going anywhere soon. my analysis on this week’s protest movement in india:”
Oct 15 on @ianbremmer
“new report from leading israeli national security think tank inss: “the united states is a declining power” not my view. but if israel thinks it can’t depend on the united states, imagine how other allies feel..”
Oct 15 on @ianbremmer
“trump’s net favorability w/ europeans: denmark: -91% (seems high) germany: -78% italy: -76% uk: -75% spain: -74% france: -67%”
on Trump's net favorability ratings among Europeans, by country
Oct 7 on @ianbremmer
Marco Rubio US Secretary of State 35 on this issue
“Secretary Rubio says he expects U.S. allies who rely on the U.S. military for their defense to, quote, "rein in" the court.”
Oct 11 via NPR
“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.”
Oct 10 via BBC News
“We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us”
Oct 10 via MSNBC
Aaron Maté 14 on this issue
“From Ukraine to Iran, civilians pay the price of Washington's sanctions and regime change wars.”
Oct 13 on @aaronjmate
“A UK Parliamentary inquiry did a sweeping review of Russia's supposed hand in Brexit and came up with nothing. Unless you want to count RT spending over $1,000 on Twitter ads to promote its Brexit coverage to UK-based viewers. Or Facebook reporting a Russian troll farm spending a grand total of 97 cents spent on three ads, all about immigration and not even mentioning Brexit. Since 2016, the NATO elite has waged a concerted disinformation campaign to blame Russia for populist rebukes. This comment follows in that tired tradition:”
Oct 12 on @aaronjmate
“I’m looking forward to Antony’s forthcoming: “Blinken: A Memoir (Up Until January 19 2021 — Nothing Happened After That)””
Sep 30 on @aaronjmate
Bernie Sanders US Senator, I-VT 14 on this issue
“Trump just sanctioned the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes war crimes. Why? Because the ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and a Hamas commander over war crimes in Gaza, just as it did for Putin over Ukraine. No, Mr. President: War criminals are NOT above the law.”
Oct 11 on @SenSanders
“The Trump admin just waived human rights conditions on $300 million in military aid to the dictatorship in Egypt. The same week, Egypt’s government arrested the entire newsroom of an independent outlet. NO MORE U.S. WEAPONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS”
Oct 4 on @SenSanders
“Instead of spending billions more on horrific weapons of destruction, governments must come together to protect working families and the planet. We must end Trump’s war in Iran, U.S. military aid to Netanyahu, Putin’s war in Ukraine and the UAE’s support for the RSF in Sudan.”
on Sanders calling to end US involvement in Iran, Ukraine, and Sudan conflicts
Sep 24 on @SenSanders
Bill Kristol 14 on this issue
“It'll be a miracle if, by the time Trump and Hegseth are done, we have any troops left in Europe (and I'm not so sure about the ME or East Asia). But we'll be able to bully some people in the Western Hemisphere. It's back to the 30's. America First! That worked out great.”
Oct 7 on @BillKristol
“Phillips O'Brien: "So even if the Trump administration gets an acceptable peace deal now, it’ll be in a worse strategic position than it was in February. That’s the reality of this war. And states are making their own calculations that the US is not going to be as reliable."”
Oct 3 on @BillKristol
“Truckers of the world, unite! Against Trump’s foolish and failed war….”
Oct 2 on @BillKristol
Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary 14 on this issue
“every sovereign nation and territory north of the Equator, from Greenland to Ecuador and from Alaska to Guyana, is not part of the “Global South.” It is our immediate security perimeter in this great neighborhood that we all live in.”
Sep 21 via Antiwar.com
“Through the newly inaugurated president, as our president likes to say, President El Tigre, Colombia has already requested that the Department of War join Colombia in its fight against narco-terrorism, authorizing joint military operations to destroy terrorists and terror networks.”
Aug 15 via World Socialist Web Site
“And when you’ve got a motivated treasury secretary who can pull a lot of levers because he knows how to do it, you can put a lot of pressure on adversaries.”
Aug 12 via Associated Press
Thomas Massie U.S. Representative, R-Ky. 13 on this issue
“There’s not a war on this planet that the United States should be involved in right now, monetarily or militarily.”
Oct 13 on @RepThomasMassie
“Trump can’t control the weather but God does, and he has spared us from all deadly hurricanes this year because we’ve been “blessing Israel“ with foreign aid and weaponry. I had a Republican 4/4 primary voter explain this to me in person. Pretty sure I didn’t get her vote.”
Sep 14 on @RepThomasMassie
“The main difference between republicans and democrats is where on the globe they want us to be involved in a war.”
on Republicans and Democrats differing only over which wars to enter
Aug 24 on @RepThomasMassie
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister 10 on this issue
“You are rebuilding ruins, and you are also rebuilding relations,”
on Israel's earthquake relief and reconstruction mission in Venezuela
Jul 23 via The Algemeiner
“I think the meshing of our two great countries of talent would strengthen America’s competitive position.”
Jul 16 via Antiwar.com
“Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world,”
Jul 15 via The Forward
Abbas Araghchi Iranian Foreign Minister 9 on this issue
“Each day that passes without a breakthrough is making traders a little more cautious.”
on stalled Iran talks making oil traders more cautious about the Strait of Hormuz
Aug 10 via Al Jazeera
“Unfortunately, the current situation allows some malicious people to describe him differently and to present a different image of him,”
on Iran's new supreme leader's public image amid secrecy about him
Aug 6 via The Daily Wire
“only a limited number of people have met with him,”
on limited access to Iran's new supreme leader
Aug 6 via The Daily Wire
Mehdi Hasan 9 on this issue
“"Exposed: The Israeli Lie Machine Targeting Britain" Andy Burnham is to set up a centre to counter ‘poisonous’ disinformation, focused on Russia. But will it only challenge foreign interference based on whether the country responsible is friend or foe?”
Oct 2 on @mehdirhasan
“It's not that I am opposed to the US President hosting the Chinese leader, geopolitics is geopolitics!, but does anyone in our politics and media ever stop to think how weird and lopsided all our conversations about human rights and terrorism and dictators are - here is the US president, along with top US tech and media figures, having a celebratory grand state dinner with the brutal dictator of a foreign adversary that the US government has accused of engaging in genocide. And no one thinks this is abnormal or weird or offensive in the slightest. Meanwhile, the mere statements of California Twitch streamers or Democratic Congressional candidates about Yemen or Iran are pored over by an outraged media. And this, below, is NORMAL.”
Sep 25 on @mehdirhasan
“This is what passes for foreign policy discourse in the United States Congress.”
Sep 20 on @mehdirhasan
Ben Shapiro Daily Wire host 8 on this issue
“France continues to burn. That’s what happens when the red-green alliance takes to the streets.”
on unrest in France, shared on X
Oct 8 on @benshapiro
“Russia may have just unleashed plague on the world. No surprise there – China did just that in 2019. So why do we keep pretending that parchment agreements mean jack squat to our enemies?”
on Russia possibly unleashing a plague and distrust of international agreements with enemies
Oct 7 on @benshapiro
“And herein lies the problem with so-called "international law": Russia is a signatory to the Biological Weapons Convention. Such agreements mean less than nothing when it comes to states like Russia, China, Iran, etc.”
Oct 6 on @benshapiro
Laura Loomer right-wing activist 8 on this issue
“Look how @netanyahu embraced the man who heroically saved a plane full of Israelis today while his shirt is covered in blood. Netanyahu embraced him with blood all over his clothes. Like President Trump, Netanyahu is a once in generation leader.”
Oct 1 on @LauraLoomer
“SCOOP: Tom Barrack @USAMBTurkiye , the Ambassador to Turkey has been called back to Washington DC this week for “consultations”. In State Department lingo, this is the term for having your ass handed to you by your boss @SecRubio . This comes after Barrack sparked an International incident this weekend and almost started a regional war between Israel, Turkey and Syria by falsely accusing Israel of illegally occupying the Golan Heights. A source at the State Department told me, “we want him gone so badly we might hire packers to pack his belongings for him.” Barrack may not make it back to Turkey. We could only hope to be so lucky. Inshallah.”
Aug 25 on @LauraLoomer
“Max Blumenthal is suing the Trump administration because I reported him to DHS after he traveled to Iran to honor the Ayatollah and attend his funeral. What a cry baby. @MaxBlumenthal I can’t wait for the Feds to reveal what they found on your devices. Who paid for your trip in a sanctioned country?”
Aug 21 on @LauraLoomer
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