Reporter: Trump described Germany's defense efforts as ridiculous. What is your response?

Germany's Merz: Germany is doubling its defense budget within four years.

We are determined to make our contribution to NATO's defense, and especially to Europe's defense.

Anyone who seriously looks at these figures should acknowledge that.

I will present these figures next week in Ankara.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda:

A few days ago, I initiated a constitutional amendment to remove the current restriction on the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Lithuania.

This amendment would enable Lithuania to participate in NATO's collective nuclear deterrence.

Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

America is changing. 42 million Americans on SNAP can't afford groceries, with medical bills bankrupting families. Unemployment is high.
 
In Oct 2023, Congress considered $14 billion for Egypt & Jordan to absorb Palestinians Israel wanted to ethnically cleanse.
 
Americans asked: you can find $14 billion for Israel but not for Americans who can't afford homes or medical care?
 
When a hurricane ripped through Florida, $8 billion went to Israel - and a paltry sum to hurricane victims.
 
The question Americans are asking is not just about Israel. It's about their own government: who do you serve? America First or Israel First?

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Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

Laura Loomer, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz - these are not MAGA. They are the Israel First lobby.
 
Ted Cruz told Tucker Carlson: "I came to Congress to defend Israel." Loomer & Levin demanded visas be revoked for critics of Israel like Trita Parsi.
 
Ben Shapiro demanded America continue the Iran war - not for American interests, but Israeli ones.
 
Melanie Phillips told a Zionist conference America must stop negotiations & fight for Israel.
 
Marco Rubio & the State Department admitted the US went to war with Iran because Israel requested it.
 
This isn't a MAGA split. These people were never really in the MAGA movement. They were always Israel First.
 
The moment American & Israeli interests diverged, they chose Israel - and that's what's being exposed.

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WATCH: Lidl France’s July 2 discount sale on fans and portable AC units sparked chaotic scenes in several stores, especially around Paris, as France faced extreme heat.

In one Paris 14th arrondissement store, people began queuing around midnight.

By opening time, the crowd had reached 300–400 people, and stock sold out in 30–60 minutes.

Police and firefighters were called after pushing, falls and panic inside the store.

One customer used pepper spray, affecting eight people, including a 12-year-old.

Similar incidents were reported in Nanterre, Aubervilliers, Paris 19e, Levallois-Perret, Sevran, L’Haÿ-les-Roses and Valenton, with videos showing forced doors, scuffles, crowd crushes and temporary closures.

Trump on Bill Clinton:

He actually was a nice guy. I like Bill Clinton a lot. I still do.

Trump:

I would like to ride horses.

But when you fall off a horse, I've seen too many bad things happen. Falling off horses is not good.

So, we'll get a nice old horse that's extremely slow, lazy, and maybe I'll ride.

Trump on JFK:

John Kennedy was a great guy, handsome.

They say he was the second most good-looking president.

Trump on Richard Nixon:

Nixon spent a lot of time fighting to stay in office because a lot of people got him into trouble, and he got himself into trouble, I guess.

Trump on Obama:

I don't know if he's a good basketball player. I tend to doubt it.

Actually, his favorite sport is golf. But he won't be in the Masters anytime soon.

Trump on President William Taft:

He was a large man. He was very large.

He was our heaviest president. And I have to be careful because I don't want to supersede his record.

And a thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen.

For all of you out there watching, keep yourself in good shape.

Trump:

Maybe I should invite Barack Hussein Obama, Joe Biden, with the Bushes—or Bush.

Maybe I should invite some of those people to watch a football game together. Wouldn't that be a nice story?

The press would go wild.

Russia's Medvedev and the Russian delegation paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

JD Vance is in the ascendancy - positioning himself as America First over Israel First.
 
Marco Rubio is staying quiet - he wants Miriam Adelson's money for 2028 & can't afford to be seen clashing with Israel.
 
The 2028 Republican nomination battle between Vance & Rubio will essentially be America First versus Israel First.
 
Vance is betting he can win by challenging Israel. Rubio is betting no president has ever won after doing so - and doesn't want to be the first.
 
Laura Loomer & Mark Levin backed Trump because he was the closest to Israel. The moment Trump forced a Gaza ceasefire & paused Iran war, they turned on him.

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Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister and the Saudi delegation paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

People assume today's world order has always existed. It hasn't. Just 100 years ago, most of the world was colonized by six powers.
 
Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Vietnam, Indonesia - were all colonized. None are colonized today.
 
This is not because the colonial powers became militarily inferior, but because injustice naturally doesn't survive. It collapses.
 
Chaos means the oppressor no longer has the power to fully subjugate the oppressed - and a wrestling match has begun.
 
The US has only been a true hegemon for 30 years - from Soviet collapse in 1990 to roughly 2020.
 
Now, with the rise of China, that hegemony is already eroding. 30 years. That's all it was.

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Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
  

The EU recognizes Türkiye's value - but wants it as a security guard, not an equal member. A gatekeeper against Russia & the East.
 
That's why customs union negotiations stall. That's why, when Syrian refugees arrived, Europe said: keep them in Türkiye, here's money.
 
The Islamophobia dimension is real. When Syria was liberated from Assad, the German FM requested assurances there would be no Islamic identity in politics.
 
The same bogeyman was used against Bosnia - Izetbegovic was repeatedly accused of building an Islamic jihadist state. It wasn't true, but it kept Europe from supporting the Bosnians.
 
The same bogeyman works in Paris & Berlin today: let Türkiye in and 90 million Muslims overnight become free to move across Europe.

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Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

Palestine has a long history of Muslims, Jews, and Christians living side by side. Zionism ruined it by expelling Muslims & Christians.

Today, Israel operates as an apartheid state, mirroring America's Jim Crow laws with segregated infrastructure.

Israel's greatest fear is not a military conquest of Tel Aviv. Its greatest fear is equality of all Palestinians.

If forced into a one-state solution with equal voting rights, the apartheid system would collapse. Israel lacks the demographic numbers to maintain control.

A one-state solution means coexistence. And going back to a time where everybody lives together side by side is exactly what Israel fears.

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WATCH: Iran’s Ghalibaf cries during the farewell ceremony of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.