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Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

May 6, 2022 1:56 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Thursday, announced Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary, making history as the first Black woman to hold the post.

Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to serve for only the first year of Biden’s term.

New COVID-19 variants and the war in Ukraine kept her in the job for several months beyond that self-imposed limit.

Biden, in a statement from the White House, said: “ Jill and I had known and respected Jean-Pierre a long time and she would be a strong voice speaking for me …

Donald Trump’s Campaign Runs Out Of Cash

September 12, 2020 1:05 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump campaign machine is in the throes of a cash crunch, forcing it to pull back television advertising in some crucial states.

A flustered Trump will now embark on a heavier fundraising schedule in coming weeks, seeking money from small and big donors, a strategy that his Democratic rival Joe Biden has been using.

Trump’s campaign started the year with more than 10 times as much money as Democratic rival Joe Biden.

But to the alarm of some Republican donors, the former vice president closed the gap as Democratic donors consolidated behind him and the Trump campaign …

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Trump’s Plan Against Immigrants Rejected By Court

September 11, 2020 4:14 am

U.S. President Donald Trump directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats has been rejected by the court.

A three man panel of judges described the directive as unlawful.

The decision by panel, which could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a victory for the 38 states, cities and counties, plus several immigrants rights nonprofits, that sued over the July 21 directive.

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The mostly Democratic-leaning plaintiffs, led by New York state, accused the Republican president of having a “xenophobic” purpose …

Trump Calls All African Nations ‘Complete Toilets’ In New Book

September 6, 2020 7:49 am

In a new book out this week, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, alleges that Trump regarded all African countries and nations run by black people as “complete toilets”.

The book also said Trump made disparaging remarks about Black world leaders including former South African President Nelson Mandela after he died.

In the book, Cohen alleges that Trump described Mandela as a poor leader and disparaged U.S. minorities in general, the Washington Post has reported.

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According to the newspaper, which has a copy of the book, Cohen …

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Iran Will Never Have A Nuclear Weapon – Trump Insists

August 20, 2020 12:55 pm

U.S President Donald Trump has vowed that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon and demanded the reinstatement of all suspended United Nations sanctions on Iran.

In 2018, Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal orchestrated by the Obama regime which has Russia, Germany, Iran, UK, France, China and the EU as signatories.

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According to Trump, Iran was cheating on the deal and was on its way to making a nuclear bomb.

The US’ withdrawal from the deal forced other major powers such as China, Russia and the EU …

Trump To Deliver Convention Speech From White House

August 19, 2020 6:14 am

U.S. President Donald Trump will use the White House to deliver a partisan political speech to the Republican National Convention next week.

Trump will be formally nominated by the party next week and is due to give his acceptance speech at the end of the four-day convention, which is taking place mostly online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

During a visit to Arizona, Trump confirmed he will make the speech from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday.

He also pledged to give the speech live, mocking Michelle Obama, the former first lady, who reportedly had pre-recorded her …

Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump In Latest Poll

Donald Trump Predicts Grim Future If Joe Biden Wins

August 12, 2020 4:03 pm

U.S President Donald Trump has again expressed his doubts about Joe Biden’s capability in negotiating with China.

Few hours after Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Trump said the country will be overrun by China if Biden is voted president.

“China will own the United States if this election is lost by Donald Trump. If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States.

”You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth”, Trump said in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt.

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Trump Denies Being Probed For `Broader’ Financial Fraud

August 11, 2020 5:32 am

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘ broader’ financial and insurance fraud.

In a court filing, Trump’s lawyers argued that the probe was about hush-money he allegedly paid sex workers through his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, in 2016.

The motion, filed at a federal court in New York, is Trump’s latest attempt to shoot down Vance’s request for eight years of his personal and corporate tax records.

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Trump Flip-Flops Over Mailed Ballot, Backs It In Florida

August 5, 2020 8:35 am

U.S. President Donald Trump made a U-turn on Tuesday over mailed ballot, urging supporters in Florida to ‘request a ballot and vote by mail”.

The somersault came after weeks of attacking the voting system, claiming it is prone to fraud.

Trump, who is trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in polls, has repeatedly warned in recent weeks without evidence that mail-in voting carries more risks than voting by absentee ballot and could result in widespread fraud.

Voting by mail has been embraced as a way to limit exposure to the novel coronavirus. Most absentee ballots are also conducted by mail.…

Germany Rejects Trump’s Plan To Invite Russia Into G7

July 27, 2020 4:27 am

Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published today.

Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia, which had been expelled in 2014 following Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.

But Maas told Rheinische Post that he did not see any chance for allowing Russia back into the G7 as long as there was no meaningful progress in solving the conflict in Crimea as well …

Putin And Trump Discuss Arms Control Issues In Phone Call

July 23, 2020 5:57 pm

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and cooperation in fighting the coronavirus during a phone call between the two leaders Thursday, the Kremlin and White House said.

The presidents “thoroughly considered” various arms control issues “given the special responsibility of Russia and the U.S. for maintaining international peace and security,” the Kremlin said.

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According to the White House, Trump reiterated his hope of avoiding an expensive three-way arms race between China, Russia, and the United States and “looked forward to progress on

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Impunity: Trump Cuts Prison Sentence Of Buddy Roger Stone

July 11, 2020 10:56 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has commuted the more than three-year prison sentence of his former aide and friend Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and witness tampering during the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

In a statement, the White House said Stone was a “victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency.

“These charges were the product of recklessness borne of frustration and malice,” the White House said.

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Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

Donald Trump’s Campaign Runs Out Of Cash

Trump’s Plan Against Immigrants Rejected By Court

Trump Calls All African Nations ‘Complete Toilets’ In New Book

Iran Will Never Have A Nuclear Weapon – Trump Insists

Trump To Deliver Convention Speech From White House

Donald Trump Predicts Grim Future If Joe Biden Wins

Trump Denies Being Probed For `Broader’ Financial Fraud

Trump Flip-Flops Over Mailed Ballot, Backs It In Florida

Putin And Trump Discuss Arms Control Issues In Phone Call

Impunity: Trump Cuts Prison Sentence Of Buddy Roger Stone

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