US President Trump’s sanctions threat appears to have little to no effect on Moscow
US voters go for the demagogue
THE US woke up to a victory for far-right demagogue Donald Trump yesterday after voters rejected warmongering neoliberal Hillary Clinton.
The billionaire celebrated his victory in the small hours of yesterday after Ms Clinton phoned him to concede defeat.
Despite his “lock her up” campaign rhetoric, Mr Trump said: “We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.”
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