International press review
Headline: Donald Trump's inaction during the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021
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Face to face between police and pro-Trump demonstrators inside the Capitol, January 6, 2021. © REUTERS / Mike Theiler
By: Clementine Pawlotsky
5 mins
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"
Trump has chosen not to act
", headlines the
Washington Post
, after the eighth public session of the House Commission of Inquiry into the assault on Capitol Hill, this Thursday, July 21.
“
Eleven minutes after returning to the White House,
details the
New York Times
,
Donald Trump learned that the demonstration had taken a violent turn
.
But instead of ordering a military or police intervention
(...), the newspaper continues,
Trump continued to fan the flames of discord
.
The same goes for the
Wall Street Journal
, which recounts how the former American president "
spent hours in front of the television at the White House, watching the attack on the Capitol unfold
(...),
ignoring calls from his relatives and supporters
.
And this, specifies the
Boston Globe
“
even as the lives of security forces agents, members of Congress and his own vice-president
[Mike Pence]
were threatened
”.
“
The rioters were looking for him and calling for his hanging
,” recalls the
Washington Post
.
Secret Service Agents Prepared to Die
Indeed, these agents in charge of the protection of Mike Pence were “
increasingly worried as the attack intensified
”, tells the
Wall Street Journal
.
They were "
so shaken by the fury of Donald Trump's supporters that they started calling their loved ones to say goodbye
", adds the daily, which describes agents "
in a state of shock
".
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And as the
New York Times
explains , it was through listening to “
Secret Service radio transmissions
” that the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission was able to obtain all this information.
Testimonies which – still according to the New York daily – “
show in a frightening way how Vice President Mike Pence found himself in a dangerous situation
”.
ECB raises interest rates
"
A demanding and forward-looking ECB
", headlines
El Pais
.
For the Spanish daily, this increase in interest rates by 0.5% “
inaugurates a new severe phase
” in which “
vigilance
” remains in order.
Indeed, analyzes
El Pais
, “
if the trajectory of continued increases is not modulated with extreme caution, it will harm economic growth, recovery and employment.
And it will affect everyone
.”
All the more so, specifies the
Wall Street Journal
, that this "
rise in rates
" intervenes in a particular context, marked by "
an accumulation of challenges
": whether it is the "
imminent energy crisis
", the "
war prolonged among our neighbours
" and "
increasing political instability at home
".
For its part, the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
wonders: “
Is the rise in interest rates a trap for savers?
".
The German newspaper explains that it is “
not just the ECB which is raising its interest rates
”.
This is also the case
with “many banks
”.
And "
this should continue
", warns the German daily.
Italy faces an uncertain political future
“
Italy, stunned by the departure of Mario Draghi
”, headlines
Le Temps
, for which the Prime Minister's resignation is “
bad news whose impact will be felt well beyond
” the country's borders.
Indeed, explains the Swiss newspaper, “
political instability lends itself little to structural and fiscal reforms
”.
Reforms yet “
requested by the EU
”.
Italy is not spared by “
inflation
” either and must, like its European neighbours, “
deal with the energy consequences of the war in Ukraine
”.
So, “
how to explain what may appear totally incomprehensible to a non-Italian?
asks
Le Soir
.
Why did the "
transalpine political world
" decide to send Mario Draghi "
in retirement
"?
This same political world which, 17 months earlier, "
clinged to
"Super"
Mario to form a government of national unity
(...)
and face an exceptional situation
".
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To read also: The European Union concerned about the resignation of Mario Draghi
For the center-right Italian daily
La Stampa
, Italy is heading towards "
disaster
".
But let's not forget, the newspaper recalls, "
that it was we who elected these amateurs
".
Those whom
Le Soir
calls “
the buffoons
”.
The analysis of the Belgian newspaper is moreover scathing and without appeal: “
if we could recover in energy each change of jacket at the Parliament of Rome, we would have electricity for all of Europe
”.
The risk of a rise of the far right
“
Italy has set off again for a new electoral adventure
,” continues
Le Soir
.
"
A process that will culminate in elections on September 25
", adds
El Pais
, for whom this election will mark one of the "most important moments
in the recent history of the country
".
Because Italy could well experience a political shift, with the candidate Giorgia Meloni, 45, "
big favorite
".
"
She is the winner of this crisis where she is the only one remaining in the opposition
(...)
without responsibility for the current situation
", always observes
Le Soir
who, moreover, cannot help comparing the Italian situation to that of two of its European neighbours: "
one can only observe that Emmanuel Macron does not have a majority in France
" and that "
Great Britain no longer has a prime minister
.
And not without a touch of irony, the Belgian newspaper concludes on this question: “
What does Putin think about it?
".
Because, as Le Temps
reminds us
, Italy is “
particularly dependent on Russian contributions
” as far as gas is concerned.
“
There is no doubt, summarizes the daily, that the prospect of elections in the fall is plunging this country into disarray
(…)
which today seems impossible to govern.
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