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| | *Hains, Tim (June 15, 2017). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/06/15/father_of_otto_warmbier_obama_admin_told_us_to_keep_quiet_trump_admin_brought_him_home.html Father Of Otto Warmbier: Obama Admin Told Us To Keep Quiet, Trump Admin Brought Him Home]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved June 19, 2017. | | *Hains, Tim (June 15, 2017). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/06/15/father_of_otto_warmbier_obama_admin_told_us_to_keep_quiet_trump_admin_brought_him_home.html Father Of Otto Warmbier: Obama Admin Told Us To Keep Quiet, Trump Admin Brought Him Home]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved June 19, 2017. |
| | *Hayward, John (June 16, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/06/16/otto-warmbier-family-blasts-obama-administration-not-enough-rescue-north-korea/ Otto Warmbier Family: Obama Did Not Do Enough to Rescue Him from North Korea]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref> | | *Hayward, John (June 16, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/06/16/otto-warmbier-family-blasts-obama-administration-not-enough-rescue-north-korea/ Otto Warmbier Family: Obama Did Not Do Enough to Rescue Him from North Korea]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref> |
| − | *July 6, 2017—Ahead of the [[Group of Twenty|G-20]] conference, President Trump traveled to [[Poland]], the first European nation to receive an official visit from the president.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/pictures-president-trump-meets-polish-president-duda-first-stop-europe-tour/ Pictures: President Trump Meets With Polish President Duda On First Stop of Europe Tour]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> Trump's decision to visit Poland immediately before the G-20 summit was seen as a sign of support for its conservative and Eurosceptic government.<ref name="ReutersPoland2017"/><ref name="WestwoodWE"/><ref>Mutiple references: | + | *July 5–8, 2017—President Trump made his second foreign trip, this time to Poland and Germany. The trip was described by the mainstream media as a victory for the "nationalist" faction of the Trump Administration over the globalists.<ref>Crowley, Michael (July 8, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/08/trump-nationalists-bannon-europe-g20-240325 Trump’s nationalists triumphant after Europe trip]. ''Politico''. Retrieved July 9, 2017.</ref> Here are some highlights and achievements of the trip: |
| | + | **July 6, 2017—Ahead of the [[Group of Twenty|G-20]] conference, President Trump traveled to [[Poland]], the first European nation to receive an official visit from the president.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/pictures-president-trump-meets-polish-president-duda-first-stop-europe-tour/ Pictures: President Trump Meets With Polish President Duda On First Stop of Europe Tour]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> Trump's decision to visit Poland immediately before the G-20 summit was seen as a sign of support for its conservative and Eurosceptic government.<ref name="ReutersPoland2017"/><ref name="WestwoodWE"/><ref>Mutiple references: |
| | *Deacon, Liam (June 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/eu-rattled-trumps-visit-right-wing-anti-migrant-poland/ European Union Rattled by Trump’s Visit to Right Wing, Anti-Migrant Poland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 6, 2017. | | *Deacon, Liam (June 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/eu-rattled-trumps-visit-right-wing-anti-migrant-poland/ European Union Rattled by Trump’s Visit to Right Wing, Anti-Migrant Poland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 6, 2017. |
| | *Pawlak, Justyna (June 29, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-usa-trump-idUSKBN19K0G0 Unease in Brussels over Trump's Poland visit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 8, 2017. | | *Pawlak, Justyna (June 29, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-usa-trump-idUSKBN19K0G0 Unease in Brussels over Trump's Poland visit]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 8, 2017. |
| | *Gera, Vanessa (June 12, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/12/polish-minister-hails-planned-trump-visit-as-govt-/ Poland hails upcoming Trump visit as a ‘huge success’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2017. | | *Gera, Vanessa (June 12, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/12/polish-minister-hails-planned-trump-visit-as-govt-/ Poland hails upcoming Trump visit as a ‘huge success’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2017. |
| − | *Montgovery, Jack (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/msm-reacts-to-trumps-poland-speech-talk-of-god-country-and-family-wont-go-down-well-in-eu/ MSM Reacts to Trump’s Poland Speech: ‘Talk of God, Country, and Family Won’t Go Down Well in the EU!’] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> Trump met with Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] and stated that "we’ve never been closer to Poland than we are right now."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/president-trump/ President Trump Meets President Duda: ‘We’ve Never Been Closer to Poland Than We Are Right Now’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.<br> | + | *Montgovery, Jack (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/msm-reacts-to-trumps-poland-speech-talk-of-god-country-and-family-wont-go-down-well-in-eu/ MSM Reacts to Trump’s Poland Speech: ‘Talk of God, Country, and Family Won’t Go Down Well in the EU!’] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017. |
| | + | *Karni, Annie (July 6, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/06/trump-poland-visit-nationalists-240266 Trump hands a victory to Polish nationalists]. ''Politico''. Retrieved July 9, 2017.</ref> Trump met with Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] and stated that "we’ve never been closer to Poland than we are right now."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/president-trump/ President Trump Meets President Duda: ‘We’ve Never Been Closer to Poland Than We Are Right Now’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.<br> |
| | Possibly coincidentally, President Trump sat beside a painting of [[John III Sobieski]], who was known for halting the [[Ottoman Empire]] and, thus, the spread of [[Islam]]: | | Possibly coincidentally, President Trump sat beside a painting of [[John III Sobieski]], who was known for halting the [[Ottoman Empire]] and, thus, the spread of [[Islam]]: |
| | *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/polish-government-seats-trump-beside-painting-polish-king-famed-routing-islam-europe/ Coincidence? Polish Government Seats Trump Beside Painting of Polish King Famed For Routing Islam from Europe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> He attended the Three Seas Initiative, an alliance of 12 nations in Central and Eastern Europe, and promoted the U.S. as an energy exporter.<ref>Multiple references: | | *Lane, Oliver JJ (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/polish-government-seats-trump-beside-painting-polish-king-famed-routing-islam-europe/ Coincidence? Polish Government Seats Trump Beside Painting of Polish King Famed For Routing Islam from Europe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> He attended the Three Seas Initiative, an alliance of 12 nations in Central and Eastern Europe, and promoted the U.S. as an energy exporter.<ref>Multiple references: |
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| | *Hurt, Charles (July 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/6/donald-trump-kills-obama-doctrine-in-poland/ Making no apologies, President Trump replaces Obama Doctrine with American Exceptionalism]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2017. | | *Hurt, Charles (July 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/6/donald-trump-kills-obama-doctrine-in-poland/ Making no apologies, President Trump replaces Obama Doctrine with American Exceptionalism]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2017. |
| | *Shaw, Adam (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/06/adam-shaw-trumps-poland-speech-is-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-the-obama-era/ Adam Shaw: Trump’s Poland Speech is the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Obama Era]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> and he placed "matters of identity, culture, faith and sovereignty over democracy", unlike liberal [[Globalism|globalists]].<ref>Kassam, Raheem (July 8, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/08/kassam-the-economist-is-panicking-because-trump-put-tradition-over-democracy-in-poland/ KASSAM: The Economist Panics As Trump Puts Tradition over Globalist Obsessions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> | | *Shaw, Adam (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/06/adam-shaw-trumps-poland-speech-is-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-the-obama-era/ Adam Shaw: Trump’s Poland Speech is the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Obama Era]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> and he placed "matters of identity, culture, faith and sovereignty over democracy", unlike liberal [[Globalism|globalists]].<ref>Kassam, Raheem (July 8, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/08/kassam-the-economist-is-panicking-because-trump-put-tradition-over-democracy-in-poland/ KASSAM: The Economist Panics As Trump Puts Tradition over Globalist Obsessions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> |
| − | *July 7–8, 2017—Going into the [[G-20]] summit, President Trump displayed strong support for his [[America First]] philosophy and criticized the [[Paris climate agreement]].<ref>Multiple references: | + | **July 7–8, 2017—Going into the [[G-20]] summit, President Trump displayed strong support for his [[America First]] philosophy and criticized the [[Paris climate agreement]].<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Hanchett, Ian (July 8, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/07/08/trump-era-of-economic-surrender-is-over/ Trump: ‘Era of Economic Surrender Is Over’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2017. | | *Hanchett, Ian (July 8, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/07/08/trump-era-of-economic-surrender-is-over/ Trump: ‘Era of Economic Surrender Is Over’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 9, 2017. |
| | *Quinn, Melissa (July 7, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-reiterates-commitment-to-america-first-in-weekly-address/article/2628016 Trump reiterates commitment to 'America first' in weekly address]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 8, 2017. | | *Quinn, Melissa (July 7, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-reiterates-commitment-to-america-first-in-weekly-address/article/2628016 Trump reiterates commitment to 'America first' in weekly address]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 8, 2017. |
| − | *Greenwood, Max (July 7, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340986-in-weekly-address-trump-touts-america-first-as-he-meets-world-leaders Trump touts 'America first' agenda in weekly address as he meets world leaders]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref name="DramaticSummit"/> At the summit,<ref name="DramaticSummit">Easley, Jonathan; Fabian, Jordan (July 8, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341109-5-takeaways-from-trumps-dramatic-weekend-with-world-leaders 5 takeaways from Trump's dramatic weekend with world leaders]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> President Trump met numerous world leaders,<ref>Manchester, Julia (July 8, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/international/341096-trump-holds-whirlwind-meetings-with-world-leaders Trump holds whirlwind meetings with world leaders at G20]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.<br> | + | *Greenwood, Max (July 7, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340986-in-weekly-address-trump-touts-america-first-as-he-meets-world-leaders Trump touts 'America first' agenda in weekly address as he meets world leaders]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> At the summit,<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Easley, Jonathan; Fabian, Jordan (July 8, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341109-5-takeaways-from-trumps-dramatic-weekend-with-world-leaders 5 takeaways from Trump's dramatic weekend with world leaders]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017. |
| | + | *Ramirez, Luis (July 8, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/world-leaders-talks-g-20-summit/3933742.html Trump Makes News at G-20 Summit With Climate Change Stance, Putin Meeting]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 9, 2017. |
| | + | *Balluck, Kyle (July 9, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341155-trump-touts-g20-summit-as-great-success-for-us Trump touts G20 summit as ‘great success’ for US]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 9, 2017. |
| | + | *Czinkota, Michael (July 9, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/341171-thanks-to-trump-america-leads-on-the-world-stage-once Thanks to Trump, America shows true leadership on the world stage]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 9, 2017.</ref> President Trump met numerous world leaders,<ref>Manchester, Julia (July 8, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/international/341096-trump-holds-whirlwind-meetings-with-world-leaders Trump holds whirlwind meetings with world leaders at G20]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.<br> |
| | In his meeting with Mexico's president, Trump reaffirmed his stance that Mexico should pay for the wall: | | In his meeting with Mexico's president, Trump reaffirmed his stance that Mexico should pay for the wall: |
| | *Moons, Michelle (July 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/07/trump-g20-mexican-president-mexico-absolutely-paying-border-wall/ Trump at G20 with Mexican President: Mexico ‘Absolutely’ Paying for Border Wall]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> most notably Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>Multiple references: | | *Moons, Michelle (July 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/07/trump-g20-mexican-president-mexico-absolutely-paying-border-wall/ Trump at G20 with Mexican President: Mexico ‘Absolutely’ Paying for Border Wall]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> most notably Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>Multiple references: |