Short Take politics
NATO may take leadership of Ukraine affair
The fear that a meddlesome authoritarian may return to office and abandon Ukraine has NATO considering proactively taking control of funding arms for the Russian occupied state. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/02/allies-consider-moving-ukraine-arms-group-into-nato-to-shield-it-from-trump-00150151
Loan huckster financed bond
A subprime loan provider who has become a billionaire giving car loans to those legit banks won’t touch financed the $175 million appeal loan for the ex-President in his fraud case. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13263733/The-billionaire-king-subprime-car-loans-backed-Trumps-175million-bond-New-York-fraud-case-paid-100million-refinance-Trump-Tower-Doral.html
Former ESPN anchor says Biden interview was scripted
Every question Sage Steele asked in 2021 came from editor’s. She was not allowed to go off script. https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-espn-host-says-biden-interview-scripted-network-execs
Partisan divide predictable in survey
Some things are nonsensical, like Republicans mostly believing Biden lost the 2020 election, but on most issues, for example abortion, survey results are predictable. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/03/1242285012/biden-trump-2024-election-poll