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Ex-counterterror chief Joe Kent says Trump was ‘poised’ to make better Iran deal than Obama-era JCPOA

2026-05-14 18:23:57-04:00 / Fox News

‘The Iranians feared and respected Trump in a way they never respected Obama,’ Kent asserted

By Alex Nitzberg Fox News

Published May 14, 2026 6:23pm EDT

Trump: Xi wants Iran deal, would ‘love’ to help

President Trump sat down with Sean Hannity after his bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, detailing their conversation on the conflict with Iran.

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Before the Iran war, President Donald Trump was “poised” to strike a “better deal” with the regime than the President Barack Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent asserted in a Thursday post on X.

“Prior to letting the Israelis lead us into this war, President Trump was actually poised to cut a better deal than the JCPOA (aka the Obama Iran deal),” Kent wrote.

“The Iranians feared and respected Trump in a way they never respected Obama—he took out the terror mastermind Qasem Soleimani, yet was prudent enough not to get sucked into the quicksand of another Middle Eastern quagmire that would only favor Iran and strengthen its hardliners,” he continued.

US INTEL COMMUNITY AGREED BEFORE WAR ‘IRAN WASN’T DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON’: EX-COUNTERTERRORISM CHIEF

Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“That’s why, as soon as he returned to office in January 2025, the Iranians stopped their proxies from attacking us and were immediately open to negotiations,” Kent added.

Kent, who quit the counterterrorism post in March due to his opposition to the Iran war, asserted in the Thursday post that Trump could “still correct course” on the issue.

“President Trump can still correct course, but he has to break the current stalemate cycle we are in: Get us out of the military standoff. Restrain the Israelis. Leverage the potential of sanctions relief to open the Strait of Hormuz and secure a new deal on the nuclear issue,” he advised.

EX-COUNTERTERRORISM CHIEF SAYS TRUMP MUST RESTRAIN ISRAEL BEFORE HE CAN DECLARE VICTORY IN IRAN

President Donald Trump makes a speech at a state banquet with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026(Brendan Smialowski/ AFP via Getty Images)

In response to Fox News Digital’s request for a comment from the White House on Thursday, spokesman Davis Ingle provided a statement slamming Kent.

“Joe Kent’s self-aggrandizing resignation letter and recent comments are riddled with lies. Most egregious are Kent’s false claims that the largest state sponsor of terrorism somehow did not pose a threat to the United States and that Israel forced the President into launching Operation Epic Fury. As Commander-in-Chief, President Trump took decisive action based on strong evidence which showed that the terrorist Iranian regime posed an imminent threat and was preparing to strike Americans first. President Trump’s number one priority has always been ensuring the safety and security of the American people,” Ingle said in the statement.

While testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said that during the 30 months prior to when Operation Epic Fury began, “Iran and its proxies had been attacking U.S. service members and diplomats about 350 times … about every third day.”

But Kent asserted in a post on X, “Iran’s proxies attacked our troops & diplomats under Biden, NOT under this Trump admin prior to Epic Fury, hence the 30 months time frame. When Trump returned to office in January of 2025 those attacks stopped.”

SHIP SEIZED NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ BY ‘UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL,’ BROUGHT TOWARD IRAN

Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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“Iran stoped [sic] its proxies from attacking us b/c they knew Trump would hit back & they wanted to reach a deal w/Trump. A deal was in the works, that deal would have thwarted Israel’s goal of getting us committed to a war against Iran, so Israel did everything they could to get us into a war with Iran,” he added.

“Iran holding back its proxies & the protests against the regime in January show that Trump’s max pressure & strategic targeted strike campaign was working, tragically this success was squandered by letting the Israelis drive our decision making,” Kent claimed.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Fed’s Williams sees no need to change rate policy right now

2026-05-14 23:27:27 UTC / Reuters

By Michael S. Derby

May 14, 2026 11:27 PM UTC Updated 30 mins ago

John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on ​Thursday he does not see a need right now for the ‌central bank to weigh any change in interest rate policy amid the uncertainty created by the Middle East war.

Monetary policy is in a “good place” right now, the official ​said in New York.

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“I don’t see there’s any reason at all ​to raise rates right now or lower rates right now,” Williams ⁠said.

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The central banker spoke before a gathering held by the Conference of ​Business Economists and largely reiterated comments made in a series of recent remarks.

​He said keeping inflation expectations steady is important and while it is not surprising short-term expectations have risen, longer-term projections have been stable, which is a good thing.

Williams ​said he believed much of the impact on inflation from tariffs had already ​happened, but he was watching to see how price pressures develop.

With inflation expectations holding ‌in ⁠and the job market not pushing price pressures up, “we’re not seeing…unusual second-round effects or persistent effects. But we just have to keep watching,” the official said.

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Williams also said the strength of the stock market was not ​a surprise given what ​investors think about ⁠the economy’s outlook.

“There is optimism about higher productivity growth going forward, partly AI and other things,” Williams said. “It’s not ​surprising that the stock market’s high” given how “bullish” people ​are about ⁠the future of the economy.

Investors currently expect no change in what is now a federal funds target rate range of between 3.5% and 3.75% over coming ⁠months.

The ​Middle East war has caused price pressures to ​spike, but it is unclear how long those pressures will persist given the unresolved nature of ​the conflict.

Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Nia Williams and Jamie Freed

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Far-left commentator says Trump ballroom project provides proof of ‘dictatorship’ ambition

May 14, 2026 5:51pm EDT / Fox News

Former White House spokesperson argues the ballroom makes ‘complete sense’ for safety and security reasons

By Leo Briceno Fox News

Charlamagne says President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction is proof he’s going to run for a third term

The media personality and Daily Show host argues its emblematic of Trump’s disregard for limits on power. (Credit: Youtube / The Daily Show – May 14, 2026)

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Progressive political commentator Larry McKelvey, better known as Charlamagne Tha God, argued the White House ballroom project is all the proof needed to show President Donald Trump intends to run for a third term.

But “The Late Show” guest host’s rhetoric is raising concerns among those who believe it could incite violence.

“Do you seriously think he’s building that for the next guy?” Charlamagne questioned during Wednesday’s episode.

“You think he likes J.D. Vance that much? You think he’s doing that level of solid for Marco Rubio?” he added, referencing the two most likely successors to the MAGA empire — the vice president and secretary of State.

BILL MAHER SAYS TRUMP’S CONSTRUCTION OF ‘GIANT BALLROOM’ MEANS ‘HE’S NOT LEAVING’ THE WHITE HOUSE

Charlamagne tha God speaks onstage at day 2 of the 2025 HOPE Global Forum at Signia by Hilton Atlanta on Dec. 2, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Charlamagne’s comments, couched in hyperbolic jokes, raised far-left accusations that Trump has displayed a king-like disregard for limits in his second term — and even mirror the president’s own jokes about violating constitutional limits.

“I’m not asking Trump not to run for a third term,” Charlamagne conceded. “Trump is going to Trump. What I’m asking is for the Republican Party to be honest for once and tell us whether or not you want this man to be king, okay? I’m tired of edging dictatorship.”

Hogan Gidley, a former White House deputy press secretary, believes some viewers aren’t going to take the comments as a joke.

“They have no clue what their comments actually mean to those out there who want to commit acts of violence, which is ignorant and bad enough,” Gidley told Fox News Digital, noting the multiple assassination attempts against Trump and members of his administration.

“Or —they know exactly what they’re doing, creating a permission structure for violence. Either way, it’s hurtful to our country,” he added.

HOUSE REPUBLICAN CALLS FOR THIRD TRUMP TERM OVER PASSAGE OF ‘HISTORIC’ TAX BILL

Hogan Gidley speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 21, 2025.(Alex Wroblewski / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Under the 22nd Amendment, presidents of the United States are limited to two terms — a change made in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) served four.

While firmly noting that comedians have a right under the First Amendment to address issues of their choosing, Gidley says he doubts the White House renovations are proof that Trump wants to overcome that limit.

“Context matters,” Gidley said.

“For safety and security, it makes complete sense to have a facility that all presidents can use to entertain foreign heads of state, to entertain different guests on various occasions under the watchful eye of a controlled space.”

At the White House Correspondent’s Association dinner last month, Trump faced a third assassination attempt when a gunman charged a Secret Service security checkpoint at the event at the Washington Hilton.

Trump noted that a space like the future ballroom could be used for such events to provide a more secure venue.

MIKE DAVIS: SECURE THE WHITE HOUSE AND BUILD THE BALLROOM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED

President Donald Trump holds a design rendering of a proposed $400 million presidential ballroom at the White House.(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)

Charlamagne, for his part, comedically painted a vision for how Trump might use the ballroom in a third term.

“On January 20th, 2029, Trump is going to go into that ballroom, with a stack of hustlers, a crate of Big Macs and lock the door from the inside,” Charlamagne said.

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Construction of the ballroom, which spans 90,000 square feet and is designed to seat 650 attendees, is scheduled to finish before the end of Trump’s second term, according to press releases from the White House.

The Daily Show did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. Neither did the White House when asked for reaction to the comedian and political commentator’s comments.

Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.

Louisiana, South Carolina Republicans advance new congressional maps

2026-05-14 21:14:57 UTC / Reuters

By Joseph Ax

May 14, 2026 9:14 PM UTC Updated 59 mins ago

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• Louisiana Senate passes map likely to give Republicans 5 of 6 House seats
• South Carolina governor reverses position, calls special session
• Democrats, civil rights groups say maps dilute Black voting power
• Republicans say map drawn for partisan advantage, not racial reasons

May 14 (Reuters) – Republicans in Louisiana ​and South Carolina on Thursday took steps toward installing new congressional maps aimed at eliminating one Democratic-held seat in each state, as ‌a national redistricting battle expands further across the South.

In Louisiana, the Republican-controlled state Senate passed a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two Democratic-held, majority-Black U.S. House districts, paving the way for Republicans to pick up an additional seat in November’s midterm elections.

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And in South Carolina, Republican Governor Henry McMaster on Thursday reversed positions and called for ​a special legislative session starting on Friday to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, a move that would likely oust longtime Democratic U.S. ​Representative Jim Clyburn from Congress in November’s midterm elections.

Republican-led Southern states have raced to redraw their congressional maps after the ⁠U.S. Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago that severely weakened protections for districts with significant minority populations. Tennessee and Alabama have also either split up Democratic districts or ​taken steps to do so.

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The new round of redistricting is part of a broader national fight that is likely to give Republicans a major boost as they seek ​to preserve a narrow majority in this fall’s election, though Democrats are still seen as favored to win the House given President Donald Trump’s sagging approval ratings.

The Louisiana map, which was approved 27-10 along party lines, will next head to the state House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a more than two-thirds majority.

Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry previously suspended the congressional ​primary elections a day after the Supreme Court decision and only two days before early in-person voting was set to begin. Thousands of absentee ballots ​had already been returned by mail.

Democratic lawmakers, civil rights activists and voting rights advocates have criticized the proposed map for diluting the electoral power of Black residents, who make up ‌about one-third ⁠of the state’s population. The new map would likely result in Republicans winning five of the state’s six districts in November.

“This Senate should seek to support a map that gives everyone a voice,” Democratic state Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews said from the Senate floor on Thursday.

Republicans, including the bill’s sponsor, state Senator Jay Morris, said the map was drawn solely for partisan advantage, rather than along racial lines.

The current map, which includes majority-Black districts centered in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, was ​deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, ​which found lawmakers relied too heavily ⁠on race in crafting the lines.

The new map includes only a single Democratic district that connects the two cities, which could pit the two Democratic incumbent U.S. representatives, Troy Carter and Cleo Fields, against one another.

In South Carolina, McMaster’s ​announcement came two days after a vote to extend the legislative session and consider a new map failed in ​the state Senate, when ⁠five Republicans broke with their party to deny the required two-thirds majority.

McMaster had previously indicated he would defer to the legislature. But Trump has pressured state Republicans to pursue a new map that would eliminate the state’s lone Democratic district, held by Clyburn, a Black Democrat who is a leading figure within his party and ⁠has served ​in Congress since 1993.

Unlike the resolution that failed this week, any new map would only require ​a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, which are dominated by Republicans.

The state House of Representatives has already advanced a proposal that would split up Clyburn’s seat while postponing the June ​9 primary elections until August to accommodate the new district lines. Republicans hold the state’s other six districts.

Reporting by Joseph Ax Editing by Rod Nickel and Lincoln Feast.

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House Democrats fail to fracture GOP support for Trump’s Iran strategy in war powers vote

May 14, 2026 5:00pm EDT / Fox News

Just three Republicans voted to rein in Trump’s war powers, while the Senate came within one vote of passing its own measure

By Adam Pack, Alex Miller Fox News

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping engage in a U.S.-China summit in Beijing, addressing critical issues, including Iran’s Strait of Hormuz provocations and trade relations. The summit occurs as Iran seizes a commercial vessel, escalating regional tensions.

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House Democrats failed again Thursday to fracture Republicans’ support for President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy as GOP lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected an effort to curb his war powers.

The House of Representatives deadlocked in a 212–212 vote, blocking a resolution offered by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., that would have forced Trump to end hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

Every Democratic lawmaker except for Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted for the measure. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a leading Trump foe, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Tom Barrett, R-Mich., were the lone Republicans to cross-party lines in support of the resolution.

Several lawmakers in both parties did not vote.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., stands outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2025.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The failed vote comes after peace talks between Washington and Tehran stalled in recent weeks, though the ceasefire has largely stayed intact despite sporadic fighting.

Trump said Monday the ceasefire was “on life support” and reiterated his demand that Iran end its nuclear program.

Amid the stalemate, congressional Democrats have linked the war to voter concern about affordability in an effort to pressure GOP lawmakers to buck the president.

“The single fastest way to bring down costs is to end this war,” House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., said on the House floor Wednesday. “And once again, Republicans are going to have an opportunity to do just that. Once again, they have a chance to bring our service members home and end this chaos.”

But Republicans have argued that limiting Trump’s war powers could undermine his ability to end the conflict.

“By putting an arbitrary limitation on America’s ability to deploy both kinetic as well as diplomatic pressure on Iran, I think it ends up harming our ability to negotiate, to get Iran to stand down,” Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, told Fox News Digital in an interview.

“What I’ve seen from the president is a clear desire to stop Iran’s ability from having a nuclear weapon and in their ability to be the number one sponsor of state terrorism,” he added.

A woman holds the Iranian flag in front of an anti-U.S. billboard at Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 10, 2026.(Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

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The vast majority of Republicans have continued to stand by Trump’s Iran strategy despite the administration cruising past a 60-day deadline to seek congressional approval of the conflict.

The president has argued the indefinite ceasefire that began April 7 effectively stopped the clock. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also contended that the 1973 War Powers Resolution giving Congress a say over the use of military force is unconstitutional.

Across the Capitol, GOP support for the war in Iran appears to be on shakier ground.

The Senate narrowly defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday, the seventh attempt from Democrats since Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28, that would have ended hostilities with Iran.

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, crossed party lines to support the measure curbing Trump’s war powers while Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joined Republicans in opposition. Just one more GOP yes vote would have allowed the resolution to clear the chamber.

Murkowski, who flipped her vote to support the war powers resolution, said Wednesday that the administration’s timeline in Iran “has taken us beyond the 60 days” deadline for Congress to authorize or halt the conflict.

She had hoped the administration would provide more clarity, but that information hadn’t come, prompting her to join with Democrats in curbing Trump’s war powers.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025, following a vote.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

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“We’re in a different place than we were last time we voted on this,” Murkowski said.

A Fox News poll published in late April found that 55% of Americans oppose military action against Iran. Nearly six in ten respondents said the war will not improve the safety of Americans enough to justify military action.

Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to bolster access to benefits for civilians exposed to toxic burn pits

May 14, 2026 6:52 PM EDT / CBS News

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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled a draft bill on Thursday to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers’ compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.

The Kenya Merritt Renewing Our Promise to Address Toxicity Act — named for FBI Special Agent Kenya Merritt, who died from lung cancer after he was exposed to toxic burn pits during his service in Iraq — would put civilian employees on the same legal footing as military service members and make it easier for them to receive benefits.

A law passed in 2022 made it easier for military members who were exposed to burn pits during their tours of duty to get approved for compensation. But civilians, who have sometimes also served alongside military members in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, were not covered by the bill. As a result, they are required to prove there is a direct connection between their illness and the exposure to toxic chemicals when they apply to the U.S. Department of Labor for workers’ compensation.

If enacted into law, it would create a presumption that certain illnesses are work-related for eligible federal employees exposed to burn pits during overseas operations. It would also align civilian protections with the Department of Veterans Affairs legal framework for service members exposed to burn pits.

“According to the Department of Labor investigators, every single civilian federal burn pit-related claim has been denied,” said Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou of New Jersey, who is introducing the bill along with Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Celeste Maloy of Utah.

“That’s an outrage. And it cannot stand,” Pou added.

The bill was unveiled at Capitol Hill by lawmakers and the FBI Agents Association, which is championing the measure, as the country celebrates Police Week.

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Natalie Bara, president of the FBI Agents Association, told reporters Thursday that the bureau supports the bill as well, adding that there have been thousands of agents who have gone overseas and have been exposed to burn pits throughout the past two decades.

JD Vance praises Sen. Susan Collins, a GOP moderate and occasional Trump foe

May 14, 2026 at 5:19 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post

The warm words came at a Maine rally as the vice president touted Republican House candidate Paul LePage and highlighted anti-fraud efforts.

By Praveena Somasundaram

BANGOR, Maine — Vice President JD Vance traveled to this key battleground for control of Congress on Thursday to energize Republican voters by promoting his administration’s anti-fraud efforts.

He was stumping for the state’s former governor Paul LePage (R), now running for Congress in a House district seen as one of the GOP’s best opportunities to flip a Democratic-held seat. But the state’s most prominent Republican, Sen. Susan Collins, was notably absent as Vance offered measured praise for the moderate who, at times, has crossed President Donald Trump.

Vice President JD Vance in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday. (Tierney L. Cross/Pool/New York Times/AP)

韩咏红：特朗普访华一次峰会两套表述

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特朗普访华，随行代表团阵容强大，涵盖政商精英。文章探讨了此次访问的背景及其对中美关系的影响，特别是在经贸合作和地缘政治议题上的互动。这次峰会如何在复杂多变的国际局势中寻求平衡，值得关注。

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在中美元首会谈结束后，中国国家主席习近平（右）星期四（5月14日）下午陪同美国总统特朗普（左）参观天坛。 （路透社）

美国总统特朗普终于展开了他心心念念的中国行，随行的豪华代表团更是汇集了美国政商界的顶级精英，包括两度被中国政府制裁的国务卿鲁比奥、财政部长贝森特、战争部长赫格赛斯、贸易代表格里尔，还有马斯克、黄仁勋等17名腰缠万贯的美企巨头。

有评论人称，17大富豪再加一就凑足18罗汉了。他们难得同步访华，显然都抱有签订商贸大单的期望，或者如黄仁勋一样须要推动H200晶片在中国实现交付。对了，特朗普的次子埃里克与妻子也是代表团成员。埃里克是特朗普集团执行副总裁，运营家族企业，显然也认为能指望带订单回家。

特朗普星期四（5月14日）上午在人民大会堂与中国国家主席习近平会谈时称，企业家是前去对习近平本人与中国“表达敬意”，为了生意和贸易。他又再次恭维习近平是“伟大的领袖”与他的“朋友”。这些小细节透露了特朗普的内心定调——他为谈生意而来，客气低调姿态还让人有些不适应，但这也正反映出特朗普脑海里的中美关系：平起平坐的对手兼交易方。尤记得，去年10月他在韩国釜山与习近平会晤前，突然在社媒上宣布中美是“G2”。

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Appeals court shows some skepticism of Trump’s effort to punish law firms

2026-05-14T21:51:18.341Z / The Washington Post

A panel of judges pressed a Justice Department lawyer about the president’s sanctions, meant to target firms that raised his ire.

May 14, 2026 at 5:51 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 5:51 p.m. EDT

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving for Beijing on Tuesday. (Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images)

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A federal appeals panel in D.C. expressed some skepticism Thursday about President Donald Trump’s effort to punish prominent law firms, pressing a Justice Department lawyer about sanctions that have been blocked by lower courts.

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