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1/In last week Trump has aggressively intervened in domestic UK and Israeli politics for causes, leaders sympathetic to him/global illiberal project. Affirmation that he sees these actions, their intervention in our politics on his behalf, as OK, a new norm. It's so dangerous.
2/His aggressive support for Brexit, for Bibi, raises legitimate questions about where Trump's loyalties lie. Is to the US, or to the illiberal far right global movement he and Putin lead together? No possible justification for US President to support Brexit, or campaign for it.
3/Trumpism is evoking a response in Europe and US. Two parties who gained the most - Liberals, Greens - can be seen as direct counters to RW/illiberalism. Center-right/far right lost seats in EP. In UK Leave declining, Liberals, Greens rising. ndn.org/blog/2019/05/e…
4/In US Trump got beat badly in 2018, has lowest poll numbers of any 1st term President at this point in his Presidency, and is losing badly to Joe Biden. Liberals (Biden), Greens rising here too, old "closed" left (Sanders) and Rs/right wing in decline. ndn.org/blog/2019/05/t…
5/Center-left electorate in Europe, US responding to what it sees as new threats - illberalism, climate change. In Europe/UK Liberals, Greens surged, traditional left lost ground. Corbyn, Sanders in decline, here defender of liberal order (Biden), Greens, rising. New dynamics now
