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President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

August 26, 2020 9:13 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme.

A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for the pardon, with Ponder standing beside him, aired on Tuesday night.

Coming amid the Republican National Convention, the president’s move is seen by some as an attempt to draw attention to criminal justice.

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Criminal justice reform and the need to give repentant criminals a second chance are ideas promoted by Trump and his party.

According to reports, Ponder pleaded guilty to bank robbery …

President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

Twitter Disables Trump’s Campaign Video On George Floyd

June 5, 2020 1:13 pm

Twitter gunned for U.S. President Donald Trump once again by disabling his campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform.

The social media platform cited a copyright complaint, as basis for its action, reports Daily Mail.

The clip, which is a collation of photos and videos of protest marches and instances of violence in the aftermath of Floyd’s death, has Trump speaking in the background.

Floyd’s death after a fatal encounter with a police officer on May 25 has led to nationwide, and even global protests.

In widely circulated video footage, a white officer Derek Chauvin was seen kneeling …

Trump Promises ‘Vicious Dogs, Most Ominous Guns’ To WH Protesters

Trump Promises ‘Vicious Dogs, Most Ominous Guns’ To WH Protesters

May 30, 2020 12:40 pm

In multiple tweets, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Black Lives Matter protesters that they face ‘the most vicious dogs’ and ‘the most ominous guns’ if they breach the White House fence.

He was reacting to the protest outside his official home on Friday night.

Demonstrators protesting yet another white police brutality, after the killing of Minneapolis resident, George Flyod, clashed with secret police outside White House.

Instead of Trump to sue for calm, he bragged about the counter-violence that awaited the protesters.

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That is, if they had breached White House fence.

“Great …

‘Trump Govt Is Cranky’ - China Blasts Back Over Accusation

‘Trump Govt Is Cranky’: China Blasts Back Over Accusation

May 14, 2020 1:22 pm

Global Times, the megaphone of the Chinese ruling party has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump administration, suggesting it has gone cranky.

The stinging rebuke followed new accusation by FBI and CISA that China is attempting to steal COVID-19 vaccine research data.

It came by way of an opinion piece by the journalist Li Qingqing.

On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned company executives that Beijing was using “cyber actors and non-traditional collectors” to access intellectual property and health data related to coronavirus vaccines and treatments.

The security agencies …

Oil Prices Fall Amid Bleak Outlook Warnings

U.S. States To Cut Oil Production

April 25, 2020 7:23 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has disclosed that Texas, Oklahoma, and North Dakota will cut their oil production, without giving specifics on numbers, amid a glut in energy supplies and shortages of storage that led to massive drops in prices on the market.

“They gotta cut,” Trump said, speaking to reporters at the White House.

He also said Canada would make cuts.

“I want to help that industry,” Trump said, calling himself an “energy person.”

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He described the cuts as a “natural” evolution, responding to the market.

The benchmark U.S. …

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