Tag: Donald Trump

• Monday, October 5th 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Trump drives past supporters outside the hospital; US president could return to the White House on Monday

  

  United States President Donald Trump drove past supporters on Sunday outside the hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after announcing on Twitter a “surprise visit” to his backers.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Concern in the White House about the presidential election; Trump in quarantine at Army hospital

  

  White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus.

• Friday, October 2nd 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Trump and Melania on quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 after a top aide he spent substantial time with this week tested positive for the coronavirus.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Facebook bans ads claiming US widespread voting fraud and invalid election results

  

  Facebook Inc on Wednesday banned ads on its flagship website and Instagram photo and video sharing service that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest U.S. election results would be invalid, or which attack any method of voting.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Trump turned the debate with challenger Biden into a dog fight and near chaos

  

  The first debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos on Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  First Trump/Biden presidential debate Tuesday evening in Cleveland

  

  Cleveland on Tuesday will see US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden go head to head for the first time on the same stage amid a bitterly acrimonious campaign in a dangerously divided United States.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  The New York Times reveals Trump's tax-returns; the president calls them “fake news”

  

  President Donald Trump has relied on heavy losses across his business empire to help nearly erase his federal income tax bill, according to a report on Sunday from the New York Times.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Trump expected to name conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court vacancy

  

  President Donald Trump plans to name conservative federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, two sources said on Friday quoted by Reuters.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Thousands of US companies sue the Trump administration over tariffs on trade with China

  

  About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Co, Target Corp, Walgreen Co, and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than US$300 billion in Chinese-made goods.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Trump backtracks and Republicans promise a peaceful transfer of power, whoever wins on 3rd November

  

  Donald Trump will accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the White House said on Thursday, a day after the Republican president drew criticism for refusing to commit to accepting those results.