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Trump Says Weinstein Conviction Sends Very Strong Message

February 25, 2020 6:01 pm

Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for rape and sexual assault was a “great victory” for women and sends a “very strong message”, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

The Hollywood movie producer was found guilty on Monday by a New York court in a verdict hailed as a historic landmark by the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct.

“From the standpoint of women, I think it was a great thing,” Trump said at a news conference in India.

“It was a great victory. And sends a very strong message, very, very strong message.”

Weinstein, 67, was acquitted of first-degree rape and predatory sexual …

Praise, Cheering Crowds For Trump In India Love Fest

February 24, 2020 4:56 pm

Emerging in a stadium to the appropriate strains of the Village People’s “Macho Man” as 100,000 people cheered on, US President Donald Trump looked like he was at a campaign rally in America’s Midwest.

But the US leader was thousands of miles away, sweltering under India’s scorching heat as he kicked off his first official visit to the nation with a lavish extravaganza at the world’s largest cricket stadium.

Five months after being feted by 50,000 people at a mass rally in Houston, Trump revelled in pomp and pageantry once more as Prime Minister Narendra Modi went all-out to …

India is gearing up for a visit by US President Donald Trump starting Monday

Taj Mahal But No Trade Deal For Trump In India

February 22, 2020 5:32 pm

US President Donald Trump will open the world’s biggest cricket stadium and watch the sun set at the famed Taj Mahal during a lightning visit to India starting Monday, but behind the spectacular optics he is expected to face a protectionist counter-punch on trade.

Trump’s blossoming bromance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will be on show again belies prickly relations, particularly over commerce, with both men ramping up protectionist measures.

Experts say this has hurt US efforts to make India a strategic counterweight to China, while Trump’s mediation offer in the long-running Kashmir dispute with Pakistan has annoyed New …