Donald Trump

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Who’s really running America?

Donald Trump’s bizarre love-in with Vladimir Putin has raised a troubling question.

Paul Maley

Helsinki falloutWall Street Journal

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One as they arrive at Prestwick Airport, in Ayrshire, Scotland, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Damage control on Air Force One

Flying home after the Helsinki summit, Donald Trump and his aides desperately worked on ways to fix his Russia meddling gaffe.

Rebecca Ballhaus

The World

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Also at the meeting is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, far right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

New day, new Trump backflip

Donald Trump again appears to contradict US intelligence chiefs on Russia, this time by claiming it’s no longer targeting the US.

Cameron Stewart

CUT AND PASTECut & Paste

Trump’s foes may be exaggerating

Trump-Putin summit apparently was the Kristallnacht and Pearl Harbor of our times.

The World

Actress Alyssa Milano speaks at a protest outside the White House, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Washington. This is the second day in a row the group has held a protest following President Donald Trump's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Backlash forces reversal

Donald Trump has buckled to the storm of criticism over his appeasement of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Cameron Stewart

Foreign Affairs

Former prime minister John Howard campaigning with Liberal Candidate for Mayo Georgina Downer in Goolwa in Adelaide, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

‘Let Trump make mistakes‘

John Howard says the Australian-US alliance “transcends” each nation’s leader as tensions rise following the Helsinki summit.

Rachel Baxendale

Foreign Affairs

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks with First Lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House upon their return to Washington, U.S. from Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1596AC19C0

Putin backlash hits Trump

PM breaks ranks with Donald Trump as concern mounts in the defence establishment at his “erratic” foreign policy.

Simon Benson and Cameron Stewart

Helsinki falloutThe World

HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including the 2016 U.S Election collusion. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Trump backtracks on Russia

In a remarkable backflip, Donald Trump now says he believes US intelligence agencies over Russia interference in the US election.

Cameron Stewart

Wall Street Journal

HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin hands U.S. President Donald Trump (L) a World Cup football during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including the 2016 U.S Election collusion. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

A rare display of weakness

Vladimir Putin respects strength but Donald Trump showed weakness.

The World

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticizes President Donald Trump's performance during his side-by-side news conference with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, as he speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 16, 2018. Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump's benefit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leads Democrats in rebuke

Republicans yesterday surpassed Democrats in condemning Donald Trump after he sided with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

The Nation

Dad of children murdered aboard MH17 slams Trump

‘You’ve no idea what love is’

The father of three children killed when a Russian missile shot down MH17 excoriates Donald Trump’s deference to Vladimir Putin.

Paige Taylor

National Affairs

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Turnbull: I don’t trust Putin

The PM contradicts Donald Trump over Russian interference in the US election, declaring spy agencies’ evidence ‘compelling’.

Ben Packham

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, pose for a photograph at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018 prior to Trump's and Putin's one-on-one meeting in the Finnish capital. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s Putin support ‘treason’

Donald Trump has been accused of ’treasonous’ behaviour after siding with Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence agencies.

Jacquelin Magnay at the Helsinki Summit

CommentOpinion

US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki, with Donald Trump promising an

A major price to pay

Such was Trump’s determination to carve out a relationship with Putin he has created a furore in the US.

Cameron Stewart

Trump-Putin talksThe World

(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on December 30, 2016 shows a file photo taken on December 28, 2016 of US President-elect Donald Trump (L) in Palm Beach, Florida; and a file photo taken on December 23, 2016, of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in Moscow. Donald Trump says he may ask Vladimir Putin during their July 16, 2018 summit meeting to extradite to the US 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of attempting to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.Speaking in an interview with CBS Evening News aired July 15, 2018, the US president also sought to temper expectations about how much could be achieved. Asked whether he would press his Russian counterpart to send to the US members of the Russian military intelligence agency accused of hacking Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign, he said:

Shadow cast over summit

The twist in Donald Trump’s meeting today in Helsinki with Vladimir Putin came just as he arrived at Windsor Castle to meet the Queen.

Cameron Stewart

CUT AND PASTECut & Paste

Trump stirs haters, goes for golf

There’s nothing like a bracing visit from an American to get the Brits in a knot.

EditorialEditorials

Putin must face hard questions

The Russian leader is no friend of the world’s democracies.

Opinion

Australian diplomat and political adviser Mark Higgie. Supplied.

Trump’s right on NATO scabs

US allies have been slow to realise that this President wants them to share the burden.

MARK HIGGIE

The World

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin, right, attend the gala-concert dedicated to the closing of FIFA Soccer World Cup at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik Kremlin via AP, Pool)

Obama ‘let spies hack Clinton’

Donald Trump blames Obama for failing to prevent Russian interference in the 2016 election after 12 Russian spies were indicted.

Cameron Stewart

CommentThe World

A protester holds up a placard as she takes part in the Scotland United Against Trump demonstration through the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland on July 14, 2018, on the third day of US President Donald Trump's four-day UK visit. US President Donald Trump wraps up a four-day visit to Britain, dominated by his blasting of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy, by spending the weekend in Scotland. / AFP PHOTO / NEIL HANNA

Mueller adds spice to Putin talks

The indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers is terrible timing for Donald Trump but will not cause him long-term pain.

Cameron Stewart

The World

AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - JULY 13: British Prime Minister Theresa May greets U.S. President Donald Trump at Chequers on July 13, 2018 in Aylesbury, England. US President, Donald Trump, held bi-lateral talks with British Prime Minister, Theresa May at her grace-and-favour country residence, Chequers. Earlier British newspaper, The Sun, revealed criticisms of Theresa May and her Brexit policy made by President Trump in an exclusive interview. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

President praises ‘terrific’ May

Donald Trump has backtracked after his extraordinary attack on the British PM, saying critical reports were ‘fake news’.

Jacquelin Magnay

The World

What’s wrong with this picture?

Donald Trump has struggled to put a foot right during his trip to the UK. His meeting with the queen was no exception.

Charlie Peel and in London

Inquirer

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JULY 11: (From L to R, first row) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May attend the opening ceremony at the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are meeting for a two-day summit, which is being overshadowed by strong demands by U.S. President Trump for most NATO member countries to spend more on defense. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Is the West unravelling at last?

When Donald Trump meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin, allied hearts will skip a beat.

Greg Sheridan

The World

AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Prime Minister Theresa May greets U.S. President Donald Trump at Chequers on July 13, 2018 in Aylesbury, England. US President, Donald Trump, held bi-lateral talks with British Prime Minister, Theresa May at her grace-and-favour country residence, Chequers. Earlier British newspaper, The Sun, revealed criticisms of Theresa May and her Brexit policy made by President Trump in an exclusive interview. Later today The President and First Lady will join Her Majesty for tea at Windosr Castle. (Photo by Jack Taylor - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

Trump backflips on trade threats

Donald Trump has reassured Britain he would pursue a trade deal after Brexit despite earlier threats to kill off any such deal.

Jacquelin Magnay in London

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Minister for Trade Steve Ciobo speaks to the media during a press conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Brexit woes may be a bonus for Australia

As Donald Trump gives off mixed signals over a trade deal with the UK, Australia could be in line to benefit, Steven Ciobo says.

PRIMROSE RIORDAN

Inquirer

Wake up, Trump’s in charge

Donald Trump is unleashed and is changing history. The US President is calling the shots, whether we like it or not.

Paul Kelly

The World

British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip stand together with U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the entrance to Blenheim Palace, where they are attending a dinner with specially invited guests and business leaders, near Oxford, Britain, July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - RC1DA1EE68B0

PM rolls out Churchill’s birthplace

British Prime Minister Theresa May invoked wartime leader Winston Churchill as she hosts Donald Trump.

The World

Donald Trump, Theresa May and The Sun's front page.

May’s week just got even worse

As Theresa May sat down to dine with Donald Trump in London, a British newspaper was hitting the streets with an extraordinary interview.

Jacquelin Magnay

CommentThe World

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference before departing the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Angry bull achieves little

The NATO summit was Donald Trump’s worst international performance as president.

Cameron Stewart

The World

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NATO chaos after Trump tirade

Donald Trump created “utter panic’’ among NATO allies after he warned the US could withdraw from the organisation.

Jacquelin Magnay in Brussels

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