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A member of Facebook 's Oversight Board has said their upcoming decision on whether or not to permanently ban former president Donald Trump from the platform will be "controversial." The social media giant temporarily banned the former president in January after the Capitol riots last year, which he was accused of inciting. Trump has denied this claim. Facebook's Oversight Board is a committee made up for 19 members from a variety of backgrounds and professions tasked with ruling over the platform's moderation decisions. It is in the process of deciding if and when Trump's ban should be lifted. Board member Helle Thorning -Schmidt, a former Danish Prime Minister, told the Wall Street Journal 's The Journal podcast she anticipated the board's result would be criticized regardless of the decision. She said the board was approaching questions such as whether there should be certain limitations for a politician, and whether a person's public profile should … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Facebook Ban Decision Will Be ‘Controversial’ Says Oversight Board Member

Ivanka Trump arrived in South Korea on Friday to lead the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics closing ceremony The first daughter and special advisor to President Donald Trump, who is set to announce new sanctions against North Korea, will dine at the presidential Blue House in the evening, where chefs prepared a Kosher, vegetarian menu, Yonhap news agency reported. South Korean President Moon Jae-In usually reserves this treatment to foreign heads of state. Out of the numerous foreign dignitaries visiting South Korea during the Olympic Games, only Vice President Mike Pence and the North Korean delegations featuring the country's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's sister were treated to a meal with the president, local media noted. Some conservative newspapers criticized the government for what they call "rolling out the red carpet" for the first daughter. "Seoul has no diplomatic obligation to roll out the red carpet for the … [Read more...] about Ivanka Trump in South Korea Treated to Reception Fit for a Head of State

The Trump administration dropped its pick for U.S. ambassador to South Korea after the would-be diplomat objected to talk of a pre-emptive strike against North Korea, he suggested in an opinion piece this week. Victor Cha, an Asia expert who served on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, wrote his Washington Post editorial on Tuesday after he was told he wouldn't get the job—and strongly implied that his anti-attack position left him out in the cold. "When I was under consideration for a position in this administration, I shared some of these views," he wrote. One view in particular—which reportedly upset White House officials—opposes the so-called Bloody Nose approach that calls for a limited pre-emptive strike against North Korea as a deterrent. Critics like Cha are concerned that any "bloody nose" strike on a few targets in North Korea would lead to retaliation by North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un, and that could quickly spiral into all-out war … [Read more...] about Trump White House Didn’t Want to Hear Why War With North Korea Is a Bad Idea

Donald Trump's recent comment that he would be "honored" to meet North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un made headlines Tuesday, but he is not the first U.S. president to reach out to the leadership of the secretive state. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both made contact with Kim Jong Il, the former North Korean leader and Kim Jong Un's father. Clinton's contact came in the form of a visit by his Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 2000, and Bush through a personal letter in 2007. In an interview with Bloomberg News , Trump suggested he may go further and actually meet Kim Jong Un "under the right circumstances." "If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it. Most political people would never say that, but I'm telling you under the right circumstances I would meet with him. We have breaking news," he said. But what, exactly, are the right circumstances? Military experts such as the Rand Corporation … [Read more...] about How Donald Trump Could Actually Meet Kim Jong Un

President Biden Joe Biden Biden 'disappointed' in Senate parliamentarian ruling but 'respects' decision Taylor Swift celebrates House passage of Equality Act Donald Trump Jr. calls Bruce Springsteen's dropped charges 'liberal privilege' MORE has spent his first five weeks in office peeling back his predecessor's legacy, one executive action at a time. On Sunday, former President Trump Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr. calls Bruce Springsteen's dropped charges 'liberal privilege' Schiff sees challenges for intel committee, community in Trump's shadow McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 GOP nominee MORE will take his first opportunity to respond. Biden moved on his first day in office to rejoin the Paris climate agreement, cut off funding for the border wall, reverse Trump’s travel ban and recommit to the World Health Organization. And the president’s rhetoric is regularly filled with swipes at Trump’s bungled handling of the coronavirus … [Read more...] about Trump reemerges to legacy being erased by Biden