David Smith

'Gone is any pretense of solving the major structural issues at the heart of the world’s most important bilateral relationship.' Michael Froman of the Council on Foreign Relations: tinyurl.com/3kkysdvs

“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf”

One day we will figure out how the Iranian theocratic government became so good at trolling the US, and that too using US-style pop culture memes and lines.

The single largest form of theft in America is wage theft. $50 billion a year are stolen from American workers. If a billionaire amasses their wealth by underpaying their full-time workers so severely that they must rely on food assistance and government programs to survive, then no, that wealth was not earned by one individual - it was a wealth transfer subsidized by underpaid American workers and the public who get stuck with the bill for large corporations free-riding off our systems. The point is less about individual morality. It’s more about how our current economic reality of shattering inequality rewards screwing over workers and exploiting essential systems at scale. We’re talking monopoly power. Rent-seeking. Wage theft. Profiteering. Stock buybacks. Destabilizing housing markets. Companies using SNAP/EBT to underwrite their wages. Massive government subsidies or contracts to corporations following lobbying and dark money in politics with little to no oversight or accountability. Some people get enraged that I draw attention to this. That’s on them. Let them call me shrill, dumb, inexperienced, girly, uneducated - these folks will say anything to distract from or undercut the truth that working people are getting screwed, and giving people a fair shake means we must have a grown conversation about reigning in abuse of power.

NEW: Trump’s team is facing the task of convincing the president to approve an Iran deal he previously rejected, per people familiar The MOU framework is not materially different from the cash-for-uranium deal, which Trump has said he won’t do @WIRED wired.com/story/trumps-t…

This is insane. The GOP's newly proposed TN Congressional maps would have people in Shelby County all the way to Williamson County—200+ miles apart—being "represented" by the same Congressman. It's a blatant, corrupt power grab that would destroy the Black community's and our entire city's voice.

It was great talking to Stephen and the inspiring young people we’ve worked with at the @ObamaFoundation on the @ColbertLateShow. When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June 19, my hope is that this will be a place where people can come together to meet, learn, and work with each other to create change in their communities. Learn more at tickets.obama.org.

Ahead of President Trump's Beijing trip next week, I ask @SecRubio if he expects human rights concerns to come up in discussions. He says, "Well, we always raise those issues, and they remain true...those issues remain prominent in our view and in our conversation about these things, and we'll continue to raise them..."

President Trump and The Racing Presidents ....

In a galaxy that demands strength - America stands ready. This is the way. May the 4th be with you.

@MattRinaldiTX Please contact David Smith of The Guardian at david.smith@theguardian.com

@mmckinnon Please contact David Smith of The Guardian at david.smith@theguardian.com

Asked Donald Trump if King Charles changed his mind about Nato. He replied: "He's a high quality person. I love the job he did in Congress. He actually got the Democrats to stand. He's a wonderful person, she's a wonderful lady, a wonderful queen, and we had a good time."

.@POTUS on King Charles III: "He's just a great person. He's a high quality person."

At the White House: rose garden, statues and presidential walk of fame.

@fhunscripted Please contact David Smith of The Guardian at david.smith@theguardian.com

Trump does not like Starmer and the King's visit will not change that. Here, he refuses to stay if the visit helped improve their relationship. Trump's love for the King may see him look more favourable on Britain, but his view on Starmer is sealed.

.@POTUS: It's been on the minds of people for a long time. They want to find out about the UFOs, and we're going to be releasing a lot of things that we have, and I think some of it's going to be very interesting to people.

.@POTUS welcomes the astronauts of Artemis II to the Oval Office: "We have some people that have captivated the attention of the whole world... it takes people like this to make our country great." 🚀🇺🇸

Their next journey... the People's House. 🇺🇸 The Artemis II crew will meet with President Trump TODAY at 2pm in the Oval Office.