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Tag: Barack Obama

  • Saturday, February 7th 2026 - 01:41 UTC

    Trump deletes racist Obama video after backlash, including from Republicans

    A White House official said a staffer “erroneously” made the post and that it was taken down

    U.S. President Donald Trump removed a Truth Social video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on primate bodies, after a wave of criticism that included condemnation from some Republicans.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Obama not endorsing Harris' candidacy

    Obama said Biden was a patriot but Democratic Party primaries were needed to appoint the next candidate

    After US President Joseph Biden announced he would be stepping down from his reelection campaign and would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris picking up the Democratic Party's baton, silence on the part of the former head of State Barack Obama -under whom Biden served twice as VP- and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caught the attention of political analysts in Washington DC.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 21:51 UTC

    Biden quitting presidential race by the weekend?

    Biden's chances of defeating Donald Trump are nearing zero. Thus, Obama would also favor his withdrawal as donors keep fleeing the Democratic Party

    Former US President Barack Obama believes Joseph Biden should drop his reelection bid, The Washington Post reported. Despite his endorsement after the debate in which Biden trailed former President Donald Trump, Obama has been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign” because the 81-year-old man who served twice as Vice President under him should “seriously consider” ending it after his chances of victory have “greatly diminished.” The incumbent Democratic head of state is self isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. Other US media noted that Biden's decision is to be announced in a matter of days, probably around the weekend.

  • Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Special prosecutor appointed to handle case of Biden's classified documents at home

    The documents found stemmed from Biden's years as Vice President under Barack Obama

    US Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday appointed Robert Hur as special prosecutor to handle the finding of classified documents found at a garage owned by President Joseph Biden dating back to his years as Vice President under Barack Obama.

  • Monday, January 10th 2022 - 07:13 UTC

    Actor, director, diplomat Sidney Poitier dies aged 94

    In 2009 President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, KBE, has died at the age of 94, Bahamas' highest authorities have announced. He had been knighted in 1974.

  • Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 08:41 UTC

    US to withdraw from Afghanistan by September, says Joe Biden

    Biden explained waiting for “ideal conditions” would not be productive

    US President Joseph Biden announced late Tuesday his country would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, thus putting an end to one of the longest armed conflicts in which the country has been involved.

  • Friday, March 12th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

    All US surviving presidents (except Trump) release video of their inoculation; CDC says 92 million vaccinated

    “This vaccine means hope,” Barak Obama says. “It will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease.”

    All surviving former US presidents except Mr Donald Trump have teamed up in a video urging Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Mr Jimmy Carter, Mr George W. Bush, Mr Bill Clinton and Mr Barack Obama - and the former First Ladies, appear in the one-minute spot released on Thursday, endorsing the US vaccination campaign and sharing what they miss about pre-pandemic life.

  • Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

    Biden plans to nominate ex Iowa governor Vilsack as next agriculture secretary

    Vilsack's return to the USDA is likely to be applauded by Midwestern states that produce the bulk of commodity crops like corn, soybeans and wheat

    United States president-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Axios reported on Tuesday. Vilsack, who led the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under former President Barack Obama, could not immediately be reached. His spokeswoman, Regina Black, declined to comment “as an official announcement hasn't been made.”

  • Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

    Joe Biden's foreign policy and national security made up of veterans from Obama's time

    Mr Blinken, who grew up in New York and Paris, speaks French and is known for his belief in the US' alliances, which are seen as Washington's unique advantage

    Veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, 58, has been named the United States' next Secretary of State. The official announcement by President-elect Joe Biden, expected on Tuesday, came earlier on Monday. Mr Jake Sullivan, 43, was named National Security Adviser; and Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 68, was named Ambassador to the United Nations.

  • Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:09 UTC

    Obama on the campaign trail in support of Biden who is preparing for the debate with Trump

    Speaking at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia on behalf of Biden, his former vice president, Obama offered his most pointed critique yet of his successor.

    Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday, launching a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than two weeks to go before the Republican president’s Election Day face-off with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

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