Donald Trump’s ‘Marie Antoinette moment’: call for national sacrifice falls flat

Donald Trump’s ‘Marie Antoinette moment’: call for national sacrifice falls flat

President faces backlash after warning Americans they will have to make do with fewer toys at Christmas

The US president has solid support from the European far right, at least for now. Researchers are warning of several different twists, the most important of which so far is coming on May 18th.

Trump’s ‘Marie Antoinette moment’: call for national sacrifice falls flat

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