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Montevideo, April 21st 2025 - 23:28 UTC

Tag: Donald Trump

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

    Trump in excellent health and with normal score on a cognitive exam

    Navy Rear Admiral. Ronny L. Jackson, said that he has interacted with the president several times a day for the past year and saw no need for a cognitive test.

    President Donald Trump requested that his first formal medical exam include a cognitive test and “did exceedingly well,” receiving a score of 30 out of 30, the top White House doctor announced on Tuesday afternoon.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:54 UTC

    US Tourism Partners apologizes for President Trump's derogatory remarks

    “The United States of America, will remain to be a great country, a welcoming country, and a beautifully diverse melting pot of a country”.

    Whether travelers are visiting the United States from a “shithole country” or from Norway, the US is welcoming tourists and immigrants with open arms. Juergen Steinmetz, the chairman of the Hawaii (USA), Brussels (Belgium), Seychelles, and Bali (Indonesia)-based International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a leading global travel and tourism organization, responded to US President’s Donald Trump’s “shithole country” remark when referring to an immigration issue in the United States.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

    Donald joins the sloppy club: caught in his 'tighty-whities' chasing porn stars

    An actor in porn films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels.

    United States president Donald Trump faced new accusations on Saturday regarding the alleged payment of hush money to a pornographic film star. A second actor in pornographic films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name Stormy Daniels. The same site reported that a third actor, who accused Trump of sexual misconduct before the 2016 election, is now subject to a non-disclosure agreement.

  • Friday, January 12th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Typical Trump: announcement he will attend Davos forum triggers controversy

    The Swiss government said it was “delighted” that President Trump was coming to the mountain Davos, but centre-left politicians have made their displeasure clear.

    The announcement that US President Trump is to visit Switzerland later this month to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, has prompted mixed reactions. While a spokesman for the Swiss government said it was “delighted” that President Trump was coming to the mountain resort of Davos, centre-left politicians have made their displeasure clear.

  • Saturday, January 6th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

    “Fire and Fury” becomes an instant bestseller despite Trump's threats

    The book by Michael Wolff portrays Trump as unprepared and unfit for the demands of the presidency, and a White House in chaos in its initial six months

    President Donald Trump legal threat aimed at “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House”” appears to have the effect of making the book an early 2018 hot-selling title. On its first day of release, bookstores in major cities like Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles reported selling out of the initial order, and other shops in places like Oxford, Miss., and Shaker Heights, Ohio, also said that buyers quickly snatched up copies of their first batch.

  • Thursday, January 4th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

    Trump rings to congratulate president elect Piñera and invites him to the White House

    The two leaders addressed international issues, with a particular interest of events in Venezuela. Piñera has been a strong critic of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

    United States President Donald J. Trump spoke on Wednesday with President-elect Sebastian Piñera of Chile to congratulate him on his victory in the Chilean presidential runoff election. President Trump emphasized his desire to work closely with Mr. Piñera on issues of mutual interest.

  • Thursday, January 4th 2018 - 06:08 UTC

    Bannon “has lost him mind” lashes out Trump about his former election strategist

    Bannon enraged Trump for calling a meeting between Donald Jr, and Jared Kushner, with a Kremlin-linked, Russian lawyer as “unpatriotic and treasonous”

    United States president Donald Trump responded personally to his former chief strategist Steve Bannon’s comments about his family members Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. The statement was released to reporters by press secretary Sarah Sanders prior to the White House Wednesday press briefing.

  • Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 09:52 UTC

    US poverty rate down; but top 5% of families accounted for more than one fifth of total income in 2016

    Those living below the poverty line fell to 12.7%, the lowest since 2007. Women's earnings also rose relative to men's for the first time in 10 years.

    A stronger US economy lifted American household incomes in 2016 and drove the poverty rate down to the level seen before the financial crisis. The median household income increased by 3.2% to US$59,039, rising for a second consecutive year as more people found full time jobs.

  • Tuesday, December 26th 2017 - 10:41 UTC

    Cuba preparing for transition to new generation: Díaz-Canel should replace Raul Castro in April

    The individual most likely to take the reins in April 2018 is Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice president of the Council of the State.

    The Cuban parliament enacted a proposal that extends Raúl Castro’s term from the original February 24 deadline. The Council of the State underscored that the extension was based on the “exceptional situation” Cuba finds itself in due to costly damages Hurricane Irma inflicted on the island last September.

  • Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 12:29 UTC

    Trump boasts his Xmas present: the US$ 1.5tn tax overhaul law as promised

    “I didn’t want you folks to say I wasn’t keeping my promise. I’m keeping my promise,” he told reporters in the White House.

    US President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive US$1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his first year in office, and also approved a short-term spending bill that averts a possible government shutdown. Trump said he wanted to sign the tax bill before leaving Washington for his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, rather than stage a more formal ceremony in January, so he could keep his promise to finish work before Christmas.