Tag: Donald Trump

Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:04 UTC
Trump reading the US$ 1 trillion ten-year infrastructure plan, but he's no longer undefeatable

United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration would unveil a US$1 trillion infrastructure plan later this year, but she did not offer details of funding for projects.
Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:17 UTC
Obamacare bipartisan support turns into Trump's first major legislative defeat

In the aftermath of his first major legislative defeat, President Donald Trump is standing by his team, preaching confidence in House Speaker Paul Ryan, and remains convinced of Obamacare's eventual downfall.
Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:48 UTC
Irish Prime minister Kenny reminds Trump that St Patrick was an immigrant

Irish prime minister Enda Kenny made his annual visit to the White House on St. Patrick's Day, saying during his remarks that the celebration stems from an immigrant. “It’s fitting that we gather here each year to celebrate St. Patrick and his legacy,” Kenny said, while standing next to President Trump. “He, too, of course, was an immigrant.”
Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:38 UTC
Trump refuses to shake hands with Merkel after meeting in the White House

A video showing US president Donald Trump refusing to shake hands with German chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint appearance in the White House is making rounds on the internet, reminding everyone that the US president will never learn.
Wednesday, March 15th 2017 - 06:38 UTC
Mercosur expects to sign a trade deal with the EU by year end taking advantage of Trump's isolationism

Mercosur expects to sign a framework accord this year for a trade deal with the European Union as the U.S. shift to isolationism under President Donald Trump encourages it to look outside the hemisphere for opportunities, Brazil's foreign minister Aloysio Nunes said on Tuesday.
Monday, March 13th 2017 - 14:40 UTC
Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rate on Wednesday

Robust hiring by United States employers in President Donald Trump's first full month in power, along with rising wages, have economists tipping a faster-than-anticipated cycle of interest rate increases by the US Federal Reserve, beginning this week.
Friday, March 10th 2017 - 07:53 UTC
States' legal challenges to Trump's revised travel ban keep mounting

Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington State said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case.
Wednesday, March 8th 2017 - 12:08 UTC
UK has made a “bad choice at a bad time” with Brexit, argues Hollande

Britain will not be able to hang on to the benefits of European Union membership once it has left, French president Francois Hollande has warned. Hollande, who leaves office in May, said the UK had made a “bad choice at a bad time” in voting for Brexit.
Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 12:48 UTC
Trump comes out strongly in support of Attorney General Sessions accused of misleading Congress

President Donald Trump came out strongly in support of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, releasing a statement saying Sessions did not make any misleading statements under oath during his confirmation hearings, but that he could have been more accurate in his responses to lawmakers.
Wednesday, March 1st 2017 - 17:03 UTC
Trump addresses Congress with a speech of unity and hope

United States president Trump declared on Tuesday that a “new chapter of American greatness is now beginning” as he made economic revival the centerpiece of his first address to Congress – issuing a clarion call to “restart the engine of the American economy” through tax cuts, better trade deals, immigration enforcement and a US$1 trillion infrastructure program.