Tag: Donald Trump

Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 10:06 UTC
US: Trump to pardon Capitol Hill rioters if elected in 2024

Former US President Donald Trump promised to pardon those who attacked Capitol Hill and have been convicted of “conspiracy” and “sedition” for their violent attempt to prevent the Senate from ratifying Joseph Biden's victory in the elections.
Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Trump announces presidential bid, but strong Republican donors prefer Governor DeSantis

Donald Trump on Tuesday evening made the big primetime announcement, his third straight presidential bid to return to the White House in 2024, but the Republican party large contributors are not so convinced and are backing a fresh crop of GOP contenders, among which Florida’s and Virginia’s Republican governors, Ron DeSantis and Glenn Youngkin, considered as more rational and electable for magic 2024.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
US: Republicans far from landslide victory they had hoped for

The Republican recovery many had heralded ahead of this year's mid-term elections in the United States is still to materialize, as vote counting kept going on Wednesday.
Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Musk finally takes over Twitter and sacks many top executives

South African entrepreneur Elon Musk Thursday agreed to buy Twitter for US$ 44 billion and sacked many top executives as his first move proving he was in charge of the social media platform.
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:14 UTC
US: Bannon sentenced to 4 months in jail

Former US President Donald Trump's advisor Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in jail after Judge Carl Nichols acquiesced to the US Attorney's Office's request which also included a monetary fine the magistrate lowered from US$ 200,000 to US$ 6,500.
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:11 UTC
WaPo: Trump took home secret documents on Iran and China

Highly classified intelligence documents on Iran and China were retrieved from the raid on former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in August in Palm Beach, Florida, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 19:57 UTC
Trump sues CNN for damages after derogatory remarks

Former US President Donald Trump is seeking US$ 475 million in damages from CNN after the network referred to him as “Putin's lackey,” a “racist” and “Hitler,” among other epithets.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Trump shows full support for Bolsonaro ahead of elections

Former US President Donald Trump expressed his full support for the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's elections to be held next month, because he “is a wonderful man and has my complete and total endorsement.”
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Facebook reaches tentative settlement in “data broker” lawsuit for selling info to Trump campaign

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to British Cambridge Analytica.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Top-secret documents found at Trump's mansion

Top secret documents were retrieved by the FBI from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida, it was reported Friday as the seal of secrecy was lifted.