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Trump Lashes Out At ‘Stupid’ Republican Critics

October 19, 2020 4:07 pm
President Donald Trump lashed out at “stupid” critics from within his own party and called for unity on Sunday after growing Republican criticism and warnings of a “bloodbath” in the November 3 election.

Trump issued the comments as he and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden hit the ground in crucial swing states in the final stretch before an election that opinion polls show the real estate mogul is at serious risk of losing.

Speaking to a rally in the western state of Nevada, Trump ranged from attacks on Biden and boasts about his economic policies to discussions on bathroom water …

U.S. stocks fall as Trump cancels talks over COVID-19 stimulus 2

US Stocks Fall As Trump Cancels Talks On COVID-19 Stimulus

October 7, 2020 11:17 am
U.S. stocks were down more than 1% in late afternoon trading Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he was calling off negotiations with Democratic lawmakers on coronavirus relief legislation until after the election.

Stocks, which had been moderately higher, reversed course after the comments on Twitter from Trump, who returned to the White House late Monday after a three-day hospital stay where he received an experimental treatment for the disease.

Hopes for further fiscal stimulus had been helping to support the market.

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“Investors are certainly focused on any type …

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Trump Hits Biden Over ‘Liberal’ Abortion Stance

October 6, 2020 4:50 pm

President Donald Trump assailed White House rival Joe Biden on Tuesday for telling voters that he would seek to enshrine abortion rights in US law should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v Wade.

During a televised town hall late Monday, the Democratic nominee said he would aim to make the 1973 high court ruling that established a nationwide right to abortion as “the law of the land.”

“Wow. Joe Biden just took a more Liberal position on Roe v. Wade than Elizabeth Warren at her highest,” Trump tweeted, referring to the liberal senator who ran for the 2020 Democratic nomination.…

Trump And First Lady Melania Test Positive For COVID-19

Trump And First Lady Melania Test Positive For COVID-19

October 2, 2020 4:23 am

President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife both tested positive for the coronavirus, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign in which he has flouted experts’ guidance on preventing the disease’s spread.

The diagnosis amounts to the most serious known health threat to a sitting American president in decades. At 74 years old and obese, Trump falls into the highest risk category for serious complications from the disease, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and more than 1 million people worldwide.
His infection with
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Trump Vows To Block Any TikTok Deal Allowing Chinese Control

September 21, 2020 6:02 pm

President Donald Trump on Monday threw into doubt a deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok, vowing to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control.

The comments raised fresh concerns over a weekend deal that appeared to avert a US-ordered ban of TikTok, which the Trump administration has called a national security risk.

The deal would make Silicon Valley giant Oracle the data partner for TikTok with retail giant Walmart also taking a stake in a new entity to be called TikTok Global.

But details of the plan remained unclear, amid …

Trump Mourns US ‘Titan Of The Law’ Ginsburg

Donald Trump Mourns US ‘Titan Of The Law’ Ginsburg

September 20, 2020 5:16 am

President Donald Trump on Friday hailed the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “titan of the law” whose legal expertise and historic decisions inspired generations of Americans.

“Today, our nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law” who was “renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court,” Trump said in a statement.

“Her opinions, including well-known decisions regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled, have inspired all Americans, and generations of great legal minds,” he added.

“May her memory be a great and magnificent blessing to the …

Trump Faces Tough Questions About African-Americans

Trump Faces Tough Questions About African-Americans

September 16, 2020 5:49 am

U.S. voters had a rare opportunity to ask President Donald Trump tough questions during a town hall event on Tuesday night.

Trump fielded questions ranging from police brutality against Black people to his decision to downplay the coronavirus pandemic and his tepid support for mask-wearing.

Referring to Trump’s campaign slogan ‘Make America Great Again,’ one voter, a Black man, asked the president: “When has America been great for African-Americans in the ghetto of America?”

‘We have tremendous African-American support,’ Trump said, referring to unspecified ‘polls’ and citing pre-pandemic employment numbers.’

Trump claimed …

Does Trump Really Care About African Christians

Does Trump Really Care About African Christians?

September 8, 2020 10:15 am

Oftentimes, many Africans cringe whenever “Trump” and their continent are mentioned together. President Donald Trump of the United States has made no bones about his lack of interest in Africa. The continent is full of what he has described as “shit-hole countries”. Religion-speaking, Trump has also on several occasions subtly blasted African religious fanatics and Religious leaders, tagging them as ‘Misguided priorities’.

President Donald Trump does not have any particular ties with the Christen community in Nigeria or any other African country despite what the African Christian community believes. Trump’s world view is consistent with the virulent white ethnic nationalism …

More Republicans Desert Donald Trump For Biden (1)

More Republicans Desert Donald Trump For Biden

September 4, 2020 6:30 am
Exactly two months to US presidential election, a group of more than 100 prominent Republicans dumped President Donald Trump and pledged support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

They said the United States needs a change of leadership.

The group Republicans & Independents for Biden, comprised of former GOP lawmakers, politicians and other leaders, said their “sole mission” is to elect the former vice president following severe leadership failures on President Donald Trump’s watch.

“More than 180,000 Americans are dead from a pandemic that, with consistent leadership, could have been contained,” former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, national chairwoman …

Trump Faces Tough Questions About African-Americans

Trump Wanted To ‘Swap’ Puerto Rico For Greenland: Ex-Official

August 19, 2020 5:56 pm

President Donald Trump wanted to sell Puerto Rico or swap it for Greenland because he viewed the US territory as dirty and poor, a former senior administration official said Wednesday.

Miles Taylor, who was chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, said Trump expressed those views as the government undertook support operations after two massive hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean island in 2017.

Taylor told MSNBC that just before one 2018 trip by officials, Trump, who had regularly talked about acquiring Greenland from Denmark, seriously suggested he could trade away Puerto Rico.

“He told us, not only did he …

Donald Trump Finally Wears Mask In Public

Trump Backs Oracle In Reported TikTok Bid

August 19, 2020 10:43 am

President Donald Trump has voiced approval of Oracle Corp’s reported bid for TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing sensation that could also be bought by Microsoft.

Reports said Oracle — whose chairman Larry Ellison has raised millions in campaign funds for Trump — was weighing a bid for TikTok’s operations in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The Trump administration has given TikTok’s parent company ByteDance a 90-day deadline to divest the app before it is banned in the United States, citing national security concerns.

Taking questions after a speech on Tuesday in Yuma, Arizona, Trump said: “I think Oracle is …

US Hits 5 Million COVID-19 Cases As Trump Is Criticised Over Relief Package

US Hits 5M COVID-19 Cases As Trump Is Criticised Over Relief Package

August 10, 2020 3:59 pm

The United States on Sunday reached the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package.

The US has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, recording nearly 163,000 deaths — by far the highest of any country, ahead only of Brazil, which on Saturday became the second country to pass 100,000 deaths.

The global death toll is at least 727,288 since the novel coronavirus emerged in China last December, according to a running tally from official sources compiled by AFP.

Nearly 20 million cases …

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