Opinion

It’s a miracle that Trump is still alive

When Democratic politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, and Tim Walz have called Trump a fascist, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the president keeps facing assassination attempts — as happened once again recently. Democratic leaders want him dead. But if Trump were actually a fascist, they themselves wouldn’t still be walking free.

Whether he hammers or is hammered: Trump is guilty

Pope Leo enters directly into the political dispute over the death penalty in the United States. He is opposed to violence and therefore also to the war in Iran. But he says nothing about the violence exercised by the perpetrators. In the United States, paedophilic rapists are released by liberal judges, after which they commit new serious crimes. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants such a judge to be brought before the courts.

Trump: Being President is a dangerous job

President Trump held an improvised press conference after the assassination attempt against him. “5.8 per cent of presidents have been shot at. It comes with the job,” said Trump. He appeared calm and composed and added that he intends to complete it. Once again, someone has attempted to kill him. Aftenposten put Tucker Carlson forward; he believed that Trump may have staged the assassination attempts himself.

Politically, the one who tells the best tall tale wins

In political terms, reality is not real. The real is what one can make the voters believe while concealing who profits from the tall tale. In this way, even a defeat can become a victory. It is sufficient that the loser, if he survives, is better liked than the victor.

When does one become Danish?

If one is a supporter of a fascist ideology such as Islam, that is not an obstacle to being recognised as Danish in Denmark. But there is an outcry if anyone problematises it. The deputy leader of Radikale Venstre, Samira Nawa, therefore does not need to explain how she reconciles popular rule and Islam, which cannot be reconciled.

Drunk driving is a public shame. Destroying the country is not.

An ex-minister was caught drunk driving in 2025 and says she’ll never forgive herself. Yet many refuse to forgive the political class destroying Norway — their crimes should shame them far more than Borch’s relatively minor offense. But the opposite is politically convenient.

The EU spectre is ready to take us

The Labour Party has taken too much political battering recently to dare embark on any new EU battle. But the issue does not disappear. I would venture that it will re-emerge towards the end of the current parliamentary term. Then Norway will once again be sought to be pressed into the Union, so that we lose what little remains of Norwegian sovereignty.

Hemsedal after-ski and media smoke screen

A private festival in Hemsedal with Afro-Caribbean participants has been blown up into a major immigration debate by broadsheet Aftenposten. With sweeping interpretations, Document’s journalist Lise Sørensen is accused of racist motives conjured out of thin air.

Watch what Trump does, not what he says

Trump’s plan for Iran will be revealed through actions, while his words are meant to confuse his opponents. The Revolutionary Guard’s fighting capacity is being weakened by the Hormuz blockade. Which measures Trump will use depends on how the situation inside Iran develops — something we still know very little about. In the meantime, Democrats and Western media are taking the side of the Iranian executioner regime.

Statistics Norway claims: Norwegians don’t understand their own economy

Most people are incapable of assessing their own economic situation, concludes Statistics Norway (SSB) in its report “Outlook for the Norwegian Economy”. This government-commissioned study underestimates the intelligence of ordinary Norwegians. One can almost hear the echo of Gro Harlem Brundtland’s condescending remarks about people’s inability to have the “correct” opinions about what is happening around them.