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Trump in Poland: Five reasons why he is going there
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40497732Trump in Poland: Five reasons why he is going there
By Kevin Ponniah
BBC News
7 hours ago
From the section Europe
(snip)
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who leads the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), has said others in Europe are envious of the visit, which comes before Mr Trump travels to Germany and later to France.
So, why Poland?
1. A warm welcome
(snip)
The ruling party will bus in 50 people per parliamentarian, according to the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, guaranteeing a friendly crowd of thousands for President Trump's speech in Warsaw's symbolic Krasinski Square on Thursday. The square is home to a monument commemorating the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis.
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2. On the same page
Both Poland's political leaders and Mr Trump see themselves as being at the vanguard of a populist movement against liberal elites who have dominated politics in the West in recent years. They unashamedly put what they see as the national interest first, be it on climate change or migration, and receive the wrath of many for it.
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3. Spend (on defence) and you shall receive
The visit also allows Mr Trump to demonstrate that those who meet the Nato military spending target of 2% of gross domestic product will be rewarded. He is expected to praise Poland for being one of a handful of Nato members that do so. About 900 US troops are currently in Poland as part of wider efforts to soothe the anxieties of Nato members in Eastern Europe fearful of Russia.
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Trump in Poland: Five reasons why he is going there (Original Post)
nitpicker
Jul 2017
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LSFL
(1,109 posts)1. 4) To find a new wife.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)2. Poland is promising cheering crowds
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. People like numbered lists
The public is similar to Trump in that regard. Keep articles to simple bullet points.