The Globalists of MAGA

"Like many European countries, Poland has both a president and a prime minister. Day-to-day policy, including foreign policy, is set by the government, which is headed by the prime minister, who is answerable to Parliament. The president's role is mostly negative: He wields a powerful veto, and can use the threat of its exercise to bend the government to his will."

"Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, leads a coalition strongly supportive of Ukraine in its fight with Russia. That fight has been costly to Poland. Almost 1 million Ukrainians have been displaced to Poland, where they are allowed to work and receive social benefits such as schooling and health care. Some Poles have begun to resent Ukrainians. Their votes helped elect Nawrocki in two rounds of balloting, on May 18 and June 1."

"Nawrocki is an amateur historian whose work seems calibrated to inflame the historic mutual grievances between Poles and Ukrainians. He campaigned on the slogan "Poland First." Although not as overtly pro-Russian as his political allies in Hungary and Slovakia, Nawrocki has used his powers in ways that put pressure on the Ukrainian side. He is trying to limit benefits to Ukrainians in Poland and end their right to work."

President Donald Trump and his core followers repeatedly prioritize foreign political alignments over U.S. domestic concerns. Trump hosted Poland's president Karol Nawrocki at the White House in a meeting portrayed with cordial photos but intended as an insult to Poland's elected government. Poland's governmental power resides with prime minister Donald Tusk and Parliament; the president's role centers on veto power and leveraging that threat. Tusk's coalition strongly supports Ukraine, which has brought nearly one million Ukrainian refugees to Poland eligible for work, schooling, and healthcare. Nawrocki campaigned "Poland First," stokes Polish-Ukrainian grievances, seeks to limit benefits and work rights for Ukrainians, and uses presidential powers to pressure pro-Ukraine policies while aligning with efforts to manipulate European political systems in favor of ideologically aligned allies.

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