Trump News for Monday, May 12, 2025
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US rakes in record $16B in customs duties in April from Trump tariffs
New York Post
President Trump’s tariffs brought in $7.6 billion more in customs payments in April than what the US collected the previous month as duties on imported goods ramped up, the Treasury Department said Monday.
May 12, 2025, 11:54 PM
The market is irrationally exuberant about Trump’s tariff retreat
The Globe and Mail
Look at what Mr. Trump has done in the last few months, and measure it against how much he has undone. Things have not come full circle
May 12, 2025, 11:50 PM
No, Pres. Trump: Qatar's 'Palace in the Sky' Jet isn't a 'free gift'
New York Post
President Donald Trump is bragging of winning a $400 million “gift” — a “palace in the sky” Boeing 747-8 jet — from Qatar that, in effect, he’ll eventually own personally. But in truth, it's far from free; Qatar will surely expect something in return. And the optics are obscene.
May 12, 2025, 11:50 PM
White South Africans welcomed by Trump as refugees land in Washington
The Globe and Mail
Afrikaners admitted into U.S. under refugee program that U.S. President described as a response to ‘genocide’
May 12, 2025, 11:48 PM
What to know as Trump brings a group of white South Africans to the US as refugees
The Associated Press
The Trump administration has brought a small group of white South Africans to the United States as refugees in what it says is the start of a larger relocation effort.
May 12, 2025, 11:45 PM
Trump is visiting three of world’s wealthiest nations. What’s on the table for discussion
The Indian Express
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE hope to gain economic, military, and diplomatic benefits from their relationship with the US.
May 12, 2025, 11:45 PM
US-China tariff deal is a welcome pause, but big questions remain
New York Post
Two cheers for the US-China trade-war pause Donald Trump and Xi Jinping managed to hammer out over the weekend.
May 12, 2025, 11:44 PM
Donald Trump defends Qatar’s $400M jet gift as Air Force One replacement. 6 facts about controversial deal
The Indian Express
A statement from Qatar on Sunday acknowledged it had held discussions with the US about “the possible transfer” of a plane to be used temporarily by Trump as his presidential aircraft, usurping Air Force One.
May 12, 2025, 11:44 PM
Republicans Sneak Nonprofit Killer Bill in Tail End of Trump’s 389-Page Tax Plan
The Intercept
It would give the Trump administration the power to strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems a “terrorist-supporting organization.”
May 12, 2025, 11:31 PM
Biden destroyed Harris bid by staying in race too long, top adviser says in book
The Guardian
David Plouffe says Biden ‘totally fucked us’ and calls Harris’s 107-day sprint against Trump a ‘fucking nightmare’
May 12, 2025, 11:25 PM