"I have never been so afraid for the future of my country." Thomas Friedman - about America with Trump

Donald Trump welcomes miners in the White House, April 8, 2025

Photo: Daniel Torok / White House / Planet Pix Via Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix

The American journalist, a three -time Pulitzer laureate, Thomas Friedman, wrote an article for The New York Times, which ended with the words: "I have never been afraid in my life for the future of America like now." We publish this text in Russian.

Every day in the Trump administration is so crazy that some strange, but extremely indicative episodes are simply lost in general noise. One of these cases occurred on April 8 in the White House: in the midst of his trade war, the president decided, now - an ideal moment to sign a decree in support of the coal industry.

“We are returning the industry that we have once abandoned,” Trump said, surrounded by miners in helmets. According to Reuters, over the past decade, the number of this industry has declined from 70 to about 40 thousand people. "We will return the miners to work." And he added for fidelity: “You can give them a penthouse on the fifth Avenue and offer another job - and they will still be unhappy. They want to get coal - this is what they love. ”

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