
Adieu to Jean-Marie Le Pen
Despite France’s best efforts, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the country’s extreme-right National Front, was impossible to ignore
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Despite France’s best efforts, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the country’s extreme-right National Front, was impossible to ignore
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In a world that needs stability, it’s not ideal that the US president is nuts.
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After causing an uproar by criticizing American culture, Vivek Ramaswamy has been biding his time and hoping this storm will pass without jeopardizing his promising MAGA career.
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