Editorial 28.11.24
The US front pages continue their coverage of domestic politics – looking ahead to a Donald Trump presidency, assessing his nominations for Cabinet and discussing his plans from tariffs and trade wars to trimming the fat off public spending.
Thanksgiving is also covered on the front of the main papers this morning. Several front pages look at how much food waste this year’s Thanksgiving will produce, while other papers report heartwarming tales of people doing good things for others this holiday.
On the international front, there is continued reaction from the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as residents start to return to their homes in Beirut. Other papers say there is now a push for a Gaza ceasefire.
‘Israel-Lebanon truce deal’
‘Ceasefire narrows the fronts in Israeli fighting and defuses wider crisis,’ says the WSJ.
The Wall Street Journal features an image of billowing smoke from the suburbs of Beirut. The paper says the ceasefire agreed now narrows the fronts in Israeli fighting and defuses a wider regional crisis. Netanyahu has said Israel can now focus on the threat from Iran, allowing the Israeli military to rest and re-arm and isolate Hamas, the paper adds.
‘Ceasefire will see both sides pull back forces,’ says The Washington Post.
The Washington Post also leads with the ceasefire. The paper says “both sides will pull back forces” and quotes the US President as saying the ceasefire is supposed to “permanently end the conflict.”
‘No reports of violations of the truce so far,’ says the Star Tribune.
The Star Tribune says both sides are cautious about whether the truce will actually hold. “There were no immediate reports of alleged violations of the truce, and there were signs of celebration in Beirut. But Israel has said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the deal,” the paper writes.
‘Truce in Gaza remains a long shot,’ says The New York Times.
The New York Times says analysts say that a ceasefire in Lebanon was always going to be easier, and whilst it raises hopes for an end to the war in Gaza, a truce in the region is still ‘a long shot.’
‘Lebanon deal unlikely to break Gaza deadlock,’ says The Boston Globe.
The Boston Globe has a similar take, saying the Lebanon deal is unlikely to break the Gaza deadlock. The paper says Hamas and Israel are much further from a deal. Lebanon’s Hezbollah had been weakened by months of heavy losses making a deal more likely, the paper adds.
‘Trump threatens tariffs on Canada’
‘Trump’s new tariff pledges set clear signal about North America’s free-trade pact,’ says the WSJ.
The Wall Street Journal says “Trump Fires Salvo On North American Trade Pact”. The paper says “Trump’s new tariff pledges send a clear signal that he wants to rewrite the terms of North America’s free-trade pact and follow through with plans to hit China with tariffs, demonstrating to allies and adversaries alike that he is serious about renewing confrontation over a global trading system that he believes costs the U.S. dearly.”
‘Canada, Mexico and China criticises the incoming president’s comments,’ says USA Today.
USA Today says the tariff threats on Canada, Mexico and China have drawn backlash. All three – the US’ biggest trading partners – have criticised the incoming president’s comments to impose tariffs on his first day.
‘Trump’s OC gains are a warning to Democrats,’ notes the LA Times.
Los Angeles Times takes a deeper look at why Donald Trump made gains in Orange County (OC). The paper says that whilst Trump didn’t win the deep-red county, the gains he made there are a warning sign for Democrats.
‘Trump can cut $1 trillion on his first day,’ claims the New York Post.
The New York Post has a Thanksgiving theme for its news. The paper says Donald Trump can cut at least $1 trillion from ‘Biden’s stuffed budget’