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| Biden says China and Russia trying to ‘drive a wedge’ between Nato partners – live | Biden says China and Russia trying to ‘drive a wedge’ between Nato partners – live |
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| Biden emphasizes ‘rock-solid and unshakable’ commitment to Nato and says Erdoğan meeting ‘positive and productive’– follow all the day’s news | Biden emphasizes ‘rock-solid and unshakable’ commitment to Nato and says Erdoğan meeting ‘positive and productive’– follow all the day’s news |
| Haaland recommends restored protections for three national monuments: report | |
| Interior secretary Deb Haaland recommended that Joe Biden restore protections that Trump weakened at three national monuments, the Washington Post reports. | |
| Haaland paid a historic visit in April to the Bears Ears national monument, the Utah site sacred to Native Americans that was downsized by President Donald Trump, Rico Moore reported for The Guardian. Read more from Rico about her trip here, as well as The Guardian’s original reporting on Trump’s widely-condemned decision to “drastically shrink” two national monuments in 2017. | |
| As the US approaches 600,000 coronavirus deaths, as tracked by Johns Hopkins University, the Associated Press has updated details on the racial disparities in who has been most likely to lose most family members and loved ones to the pandemic. | As the US approaches 600,000 coronavirus deaths, as tracked by Johns Hopkins University, the Associated Press has updated details on the racial disparities in who has been most likely to lose most family members and loved ones to the pandemic. |
| A toll of 600,000 people, the Associated Press notes, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee. It is about equal to the number of Americans who died of cancer in 2019. The racial disparities in the death rates have shifted over time: | A toll of 600,000 people, the Associated Press notes, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee. It is about equal to the number of Americans who died of cancer in 2019. The racial disparities in the death rates have shifted over time: |
| In the first wave of fatalities, in April 2020, Black people were slammed, dying at rates higher than those of other ethnic or racial groups as the virus rampaged through the urban Northeast and heavily African American cities like Detroit and New Orleans. | In the first wave of fatalities, in April 2020, Black people were slammed, dying at rates higher than those of other ethnic or racial groups as the virus rampaged through the urban Northeast and heavily African American cities like Detroit and New Orleans. |
| Last summer, during a second surge, Hispanics were hit the hardest, suffering an outsize share of deaths, driven by infections in Texas and Florida. By winter, during the third and most lethal stage, the virus had gripped the entire nation, and racial gaps in weekly death rates had narrowed so much that whites were the worst off, followed closely by Hispanics. | Last summer, during a second surge, Hispanics were hit the hardest, suffering an outsize share of deaths, driven by infections in Texas and Florida. By winter, during the third and most lethal stage, the virus had gripped the entire nation, and racial gaps in weekly death rates had narrowed so much that whites were the worst off, followed closely by Hispanics. |
| Now, even as the outbreak ebbs and more people get vaccinated, a racial gap appears to be emerging again, with Black Americans dying at higher rates than other groups. | Now, even as the outbreak ebbs and more people get vaccinated, a racial gap appears to be emerging again, with Black Americans dying at higher rates than other groups. |
| Family identifies woman struck and killed by a car at a Minneapolis protest | Family identifies woman struck and killed by a car at a Minneapolis protest |
| This is Lois Beckett, picking up our live politics coverage from Los Angeles. | This is Lois Beckett, picking up our live politics coverage from Los Angeles. |
| A family member has identified the person killed after being struck by a car at a protest in Minneapolis near the site of Winston Smith’s killing by members of a US Marshals task force: she was Deona Knajdek, 31, a local news outlet reports. | A family member has identified the person killed after being struck by a car at a protest in Minneapolis near the site of Winston Smith’s killing by members of a US Marshals task force: she was Deona Knajdek, 31, a local news outlet reports. |
| Knajdek’s brother told KARE 11 that “friends of his sister told him she had parked her car at the scene of the demonstration to shield fellow activists who were protesting and block traffic from coming through”. | |
| Knajdek’s employer, a company that manages living facilities for adults with mobility issues, said in a statement that “she was one of the most selfless people we have ever had the pleasure of knowing”. | |
| A 35-year-old man from neighboring St Paul was booked in a local jail on probable cause of criminal vehicular homicide, KARE 11 reported. | |
| The White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany claimed on Sunday she “never lied” while speaking for Donald Trump. | The White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany claimed on Sunday she “never lied” while speaking for Donald Trump. |
| Addressing a conservative group in Dallas, McEnany said of her first steps in the role: “And then there was the question, ‘Will you ever lie to us?’, and I said without hesitation, ‘No’, and I never did, as a woman of faith. | Addressing a conservative group in Dallas, McEnany said of her first steps in the role: “And then there was the question, ‘Will you ever lie to us?’, and I said without hesitation, ‘No’, and I never did, as a woman of faith. |
| “As a mother of baby Blake, as a person who meticulously prepared at some of the world’s hardest institutions, I never lied. I sourced my information, but that will never stop the press from calling you a liar.” | “As a mother of baby Blake, as a person who meticulously prepared at some of the world’s hardest institutions, I never lied. I sourced my information, but that will never stop the press from calling you a liar.” |
| The press has questioned the veracity of McEnany’s claims. So have political factchecking sites. For instance, Politifact gave McEnany a “pants on fire” rating last September after she told reporters: “The president never downplayed the virus.” | The press has questioned the veracity of McEnany’s claims. So have political factchecking sites. For instance, Politifact gave McEnany a “pants on fire” rating last September after she told reporters: “The president never downplayed the virus.” |
| She was responding to questions about reporting by Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, to whom Trump said in March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold: “To be honest with you, I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” | She was responding to questions about reporting by Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, to whom Trump said in March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold: “To be honest with you, I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” |
| Politifact said: “The record shows she’s wrong.” | Politifact said: “The record shows she’s wrong.” |
| In a wide-ranging press conference in Brussels, Joe Biden did something he often skirts around. He criticized Donald Trump by name in public. The 46th US president sometimes likes to refer obliquely to Trump, the Trump administration and his politics, but not always explicitly and not always addressing the 45th president directly. | In a wide-ranging press conference in Brussels, Joe Biden did something he often skirts around. He criticized Donald Trump by name in public. The 46th US president sometimes likes to refer obliquely to Trump, the Trump administration and his politics, but not always explicitly and not always addressing the 45th president directly. |
| Following the NATO summit, Biden weighed in on Trump’s style and the Republican party’s apparent blind loyalty to their former president, despite his resounding defeat and numerous humiliations (twice impeached, eg). | Following the NATO summit, Biden weighed in on Trump’s style and the Republican party’s apparent blind loyalty to their former president, despite his resounding defeat and numerous humiliations (twice impeached, eg). |
| Biden said: “It is a shock and a surprise that what’s happened in terms of the consequences of President’s Trump’s phony populism has happened. | Biden said: “It is a shock and a surprise that what’s happened in terms of the consequences of President’s Trump’s phony populism has happened. |
| “And it is disappointing that so many of my Republican colleagues in the Senate, who I know know better, have been reluctant to take on, for example, an investigation [into the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol by rapid supporters of Trump], because they are worried about being primaried. | “And it is disappointing that so many of my Republican colleagues in the Senate, who I know know better, have been reluctant to take on, for example, an investigation [into the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol by rapid supporters of Trump], because they are worried about being primaried. |
| “But at the end of the day we have been through periods like this in American history before where there has been this reluctance to take a chance on your reelection because of the nature of your party’s politics at the moment. | “But at the end of the day we have been through periods like this in American history before where there has been this reluctance to take a chance on your reelection because of the nature of your party’s politics at the moment. |
| “I think this is passing, I don’t mean easily passing, but that’s why it’s important that I succeed in my agenda, whether it’s dealing with the vaccine, the economy, infrastructure, it’s important that we demonstrate we can make progress … and I think we are going to be able to do that.” | “I think this is passing, I don’t mean easily passing, but that’s why it’s important that I succeed in my agenda, whether it’s dealing with the vaccine, the economy, infrastructure, it’s important that we demonstrate we can make progress … and I think we are going to be able to do that.” |
| The Reuters news agency has a little more: | The Reuters news agency has a little more: |
| Joe Biden said Ukraine still has more work to do before it can become a member of the Nato alliance. | Joe Biden said Ukraine still has more work to do before it can become a member of the Nato alliance. |
| “It depends on whether they meet the criteria,” Biden told reporters in Brussels. “The fact is, they still have to clean up corruption. ... School’s out on that question.” | “It depends on whether they meet the criteria,” Biden told reporters in Brussels. “The fact is, they still have to clean up corruption. ... School’s out on that question.” |
| A tweet today from the Ukrainian president had led some reporters to think that the Nato summit had approved adding Ukraine as a member, but it seems that will not yet happen. | A tweet today from the Ukrainian president had led some reporters to think that the Nato summit had approved adding Ukraine as a member, but it seems that will not yet happen. |
| Biden’s press conference at the Nato headquarters has now concluded, after he took just a handful of questions from reporters. | Biden’s press conference at the Nato headquarters has now concluded, after he took just a handful of questions from reporters. |
| A reporter asked Joe Biden how it would impact US-Russian relations if Alexei Navalny, a critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, died in prison. | A reporter asked Joe Biden how it would impact US-Russian relations if Alexei Navalny, a critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, died in prison. |
| “Navalny’s death would be another indication that Russia has little or no intention of abiding by basic fundamental human rights,” Biden said. | “Navalny’s death would be another indication that Russia has little or no intention of abiding by basic fundamental human rights,” Biden said. |
| In an interview with NBC News ahead of his Wednesday summit with Biden, Putin would not guarantee that Navalny would survive his prison sentence. | In an interview with NBC News ahead of his Wednesday summit with Biden, Putin would not guarantee that Navalny would survive his prison sentence. |
| No surprise here: the first question at Joe Biden’s press conference focused on his upcoming summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin and what he hoped to get out of the meeting. | No surprise here: the first question at Joe Biden’s press conference focused on his upcoming summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin and what he hoped to get out of the meeting. |
| The US president emphasized that he wanted to see whether there are areas where he and Putin can work together to promote the interests of their countries and the world at large. | The US president emphasized that he wanted to see whether there are areas where he and Putin can work together to promote the interests of their countries and the world at large. |
| But Biden declined to provide many specific details, saying he did not want to negotiate in public with reporters. | But Biden declined to provide many specific details, saying he did not want to negotiate in public with reporters. |
| Noting he has met Putin before, Biden said of the Russian president, “He’s bright, he’s tough, and I have found that he is – as they say when I used to play ball – a worthy adversary.” | Noting he has met Putin before, Biden said of the Russian president, “He’s bright, he’s tough, and I have found that he is – as they say when I used to play ball – a worthy adversary.” |
| Joe Biden said he had a “positive and productive meeting” with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, much of which was a one-on-one discussion. | Joe Biden said he had a “positive and productive meeting” with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, much of which was a one-on-one discussion. |
| The president expressed confidence that his administration will make “real progress” in improving US-Turkish relations. | The president expressed confidence that his administration will make “real progress” in improving US-Turkish relations. |
| Biden also emphasized his loyalty to the Nato alliance, saying, “The US commitment to article five of the Nato treaty is rock-solid and unshakable.” | Biden also emphasized his loyalty to the Nato alliance, saying, “The US commitment to article five of the Nato treaty is rock-solid and unshakable.” |
| The US president accused China and Russia of trying to “drive a wedge in our trans-Atlantic solidarity”. | The US president accused China and Russia of trying to “drive a wedge in our trans-Atlantic solidarity”. |
| Looking ahead to his Wednesday summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Biden said, “I’m not looking for conflict with Russia but we will respond if Russia continues its harmful activities, and we will not fail to defend the trans-Atlantic alliance.” | Looking ahead to his Wednesday summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Biden said, “I’m not looking for conflict with Russia but we will respond if Russia continues its harmful activities, and we will not fail to defend the trans-Atlantic alliance.” |
| About two and a half hours later than scheduled, Joe Biden is now holding his press conference at Nato headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. | About two and a half hours later than scheduled, Joe Biden is now holding his press conference at Nato headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. |
| The US president opened his remarks by reflecting on his country’s coronavirus death toll, which is expected to soon surpass 600,000. | The US president opened his remarks by reflecting on his country’s coronavirus death toll, which is expected to soon surpass 600,000. |
| Biden offered his condolences to the millions of Americans who have lost loved ones in the pandemic, and he urged anyone who has not yet gotten vaccinated to do so as quickly as possible. | Biden offered his condolences to the millions of Americans who have lost loved ones in the pandemic, and he urged anyone who has not yet gotten vaccinated to do so as quickly as possible. |
| “If you’ve not been vaccinated, get vaccinated. Get vaccinated as soon as possible,” Biden said. “We have more work to do to beat this virus, and now’s not the time to let our guard down.” | “If you’ve not been vaccinated, get vaccinated. Get vaccinated as soon as possible,” Biden said. “We have more work to do to beat this virus, and now’s not the time to let our guard down.” |
| Secretary of state Antony Blinken and defense secretary Lloyd Austin are now also waiting with reporters in the room where Joe Biden will soon hold his press conference. | Secretary of state Antony Blinken and defense secretary Lloyd Austin are now also waiting with reporters in the room where Joe Biden will soon hold his press conference. |
| The US president was scheduled to start his press conference at the Nato headquarters in Brussels about two and a half hours ago. No sign of him yet, but stay tuned. | The US president was scheduled to start his press conference at the Nato headquarters in Brussels about two and a half hours ago. No sign of him yet, but stay tuned. |