2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/POLAND: “64 years ago today, freedom-loving Hungarians revolted against communist rule. Their spirit inspired the Prague Spring, Poland’s Solidarity movement, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. As president, I’ll always stand in defense of democracy and freedom at home and around the world.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 23, 2020 10:08 am […]
Category: Poland
10/11/2020
HOLIDAY/JOE BIDEN/POLAND: “Today we join Polish-Americans in celebrating General Pulaski, whose heroism built the American cavalry and saved the life of George Washington. America will always stand with the Polish people against the common threats we face.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 11, 2020 7:30 am […]
6/24/2020
NATO/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Poland is one of only eight NATO members — the others, some of them, haven’t done so well in terms of what they’re supposed to be paying to NATO… But we have a large number of countries that haven’t paid. They’re delinquent. Let’s put it that way. They’re delinquent with respect to […]
10/4/2019
IMMIGRATION/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have just officially nominated Poland for entry into the Visa Waiver Program. With this decades long-awaited announcement, we are in the final steps of the process which, when complete, would grant Polish nationals visa-free business and tourism travel to the U.S. & vice versa.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2019 5:02 […]
9/1/2019
POLAND/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @VP: Looking forward to representing President @realDonaldTrump and the US in Poland for the solemn occasion of the 80th anniversary of…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2019 9:01 am […]
8/30/2019
NATURAL DISASTERS/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Elaborate military escorts stood ready. Chefs were at work on a grand state dinner at the Royal Castle. A concert was cued up for television and radio broadcast. The annual commemoration of the outbreak of World War II was even moved from Gdansk to Warsaw, where crowds would be bigger. Poland’s […]
8/29/2019
MIKE PENCE/NATURAL DISASTERS/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-29-19] canceled his planned trip to Poland this weekend, saying he wanted to remain stateside as a potentially major hurricane takes aim at Florida. Vice President Mike Pence will take Trump’s place in Poland, where Trump was scheduled to attend a commemoration event for the […]
8/12/2019
GERMANY/NATO/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USEmbassyWarsaw: .@USAmbPoland: ‘Poland meets its 2% of GDP spending obligation towards NATO. Germany does not. We would welcome Amer…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2019 2:38 pm […]
6/15/2019
MELANIA/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: Great to welcome back President Duda & Mrs. Kornhauser-Duda of Poland at the @WhiteHouse today! https://t.co/A3UxqNUqzn” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:29 am […]
6/15/2019
MELANIA/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: Yesterday we honored the incredible friendship between the United States and Poland, and celebrated our proud Polish-American c…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:29 am […]
6/12/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a pleasure to host my friends President Andrzej Duda and Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda of Poland at the @WhiteHouse today. U.S.-Poland ties are at an all-time high. Thank you for being such an exemplary Ally! https://t.co/tvhHIpsrFo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 12, 2019 7:34 pm […]
6/12/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MILITARY/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump welcomed Poland’s nationalist president to the White House on Wednesday [6-12-19] with an elaborate show of support, promising more American troops, defending Warsaw’s record on democracy and staging a rare and showy F-35 jet flyover to mark their friendship. In his latest embrace of Europe’s nationalist surge, Mr. Trump […]
9/19/2018
MILITARY/POLAND/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As brand names for high-rise towers, hotels or golf courses go, it is hard to trump Trump. But what about Fort Trump, the supposedly tongue-in-cheek name President Andrzej Duda of Poland has proposed for an American military base in his country? The Polish leader discussed that proposal with President Trump at the […]
9/18/2018
MILITARY/POLAND/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Poland’s leader pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-18-18] to consider creating a permanent American military base in Poland, offering a tempting incentive: The installation would be called ‘Fort Trump.’ Polish President Andrzej Duda extended the invitation during a one-on-one meeting with Trump at the White House that focused heavily on the […]
7/9/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In Warsaw, crowds waved American flags. In Germany, cartoonish effigies of the American President were hoisted instead. For President Donald Trump, a second foreign trip was again a study in contrasts, the quick-shifting reaction to his controversial tenure encapsulating the divided world he and other leaders at the G20 summit confront. […]
7/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND: “After Poland had a great meeting with Chancellor Merkel and then with PM Shinzō Abe of Japan & President Moon of South Korea.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2017 02:07am […]
7/7/2017
POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My experience yesterday in Poland was a great one. Thank you to everyone, including the haters, for the great reviews of the speech!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2017 01:59am […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump cast himself as a defender of Western values in a clash of civilizations during a dark and confrontational speech in Warsaw on Thursday [7-6-17], rebuking the news media, American intelligence agencies and Barack Obama during his visit to the European capital most hospitable to his right-wing nationalist message. Once […]
7/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/POLAND: “A strong Poland is a blessing to the nations of Europe, and a strong Europe is a blessing to the West, and to the world. https://t.co/vHzPwMtJSm” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2017 03:45pm […]