Tag: Donald Trump

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 01:17 UTC

  Capitol mob represents an internal collapse of US political system: Global Times editorial

  

  Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to stop Joe Biden from being certified the winner. Although the situation was quickly brought under control, politicians and public opinion condemned the riots, and Congress officially certified Biden's victory afterwards, the far-reaching implications of the incident may not be controllable.

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 01:02 UTC

  Facebook and Instagram block Trump's accounts “indefinitely” or at least until the presidential transition is over

  

  Facebook Inc said it would block U.S. President Donald Trump's accounts “indefinitely” and for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed.

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 00:00 UTC

  Washington D.C. under public emergency for the next fifteen days

  

  Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday night extended the public emergency to 15 days, until the day after President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro continues to back Trump and reiterates allegations of election fraud

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday continued to back President Donald Trump by reiterating baseless allegations of November U.S. election fraud.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Several US state capitols had to close following a rash of “mirror” protests

  

  The chaotic protests at the US Capitol in Washington DC caused by a mob of Donald Trump supporters promoted by the president on Wednesday led several states to close their own legislative buildings, though protests outside Washington remained mostly peaceful.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  US business leaders want Vice-president Pence and the cabinet to remove Trump from office

  

  US business leaders denounced president Donald Trump for inciting supporters who mobbed the US Capitol, with the head of the National Association of Manufacturers saying Vice-President Mike Pence should “seriously consider” working with the Cabinet to remove the president from office.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:31 UTC

  Best possible result for Joe Biden: first results indicate Democrats have won the two Georgia Senate seats

  

  Primary results in the Tuesday Georgia state Senate election indicate Democrats will be taking both seats, the best possible news for president-elect Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent David Perdue vowed to “mobilize every available resource and exhaust every legal recourse” as he fought for his political life in a Senate runoff that was too close to call early Wednesday.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Pence “will abide by the constitution” in spite of Trump's pressure to overturn election results

  

  Despite growing pressure from President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence plans to stick to his ceremonial duties when presiding in Congress on Wednesday, advisers said.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  George Bush will attend Joe Biden's inauguration; ex Pentagon chiefs warn about involving the military in the transition

  

  Former Republican U.S. President George W. Bush plans to attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, a Bush spokesman said on Tuesday.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:30 UTC

  Trump vetoes bill to gradually end the use of large mesh drift gillnets off California

  

  President Donald Trump vetoed a bill that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.