Tag: Donald Trump

Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
US/China trade talks resume in Washington... and are going “extremely well”

US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from this Tuesday in Washington, the White House has announced. The last set of talks ended Friday in Beijing with no deal, though US President Donald Trump said the discussions were going “extremely well” and suggested he could extend a Mar 1 truce deadline for an agreement to be reached.
Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Sixteen states sue Trump on his national emergency order to build the wall with Mexico

Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, said the president's order was contrary to the Presentment Clause that outlines legislative procedures and the Appropriations Clause, which defines Congress as the final arbiter of public funds.
Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Trump's promise to Juncker: no additional import tariffs on EU cars... For the time being

United States President Donald Trump has promised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he will not impose additional import tariffs on European cars for the time being, Juncker was quoted in a published interview as saying on Monday.
Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
US/Mexico Trump challenges Congress and declares a national emergency

President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Trump ready to declare a national emergency to fund border wall: “lawless act”, warn Democrats

US President Donald Trump is to declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown - but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said.
Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Trump open to extending the deadline for a trade deal with China

United States president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would consider extending the deadline for a trade deal with China beyond March first.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Trade deal: Trump said no meeting with Xi before the March first deadline

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries to achieve a trade deal.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Trump announces meeting with Kim, calls for unity and blasts “ridiculous partisan investigations”

United States President Donald Trump has announced in his State of the Union speech that he will hold a second nuclear summit with North Korea's leader this month. In an address to the nation with the theme “Choosing Greatness”, he vowed once again to build a border wall.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Trump's pick for the World Bank, a skeptic of multilateral institutions

The Trump administration has notified World Bank shareholders that President Donald Trump intends to pick senior Treasury Department official David Malpass as the U.S. nominee to lead the development lender, people familiar with the decision said on Monday.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
European allies bend to join 'gringo empire' approach

The decision to promote Juan Guaidó as a rival president to Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela was clearly made in Washington, not in Caracas. The speed with which U.S. allies in the Americas and western Europe recognised Guaidó’s claim on Jan. 23 to be the legitimate president of Venezuela would not have been possible without a lot of prior coordination — and a lot of pressure by the Trump administration.