Tag: Donald Trump

Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
US tariffs on Chinese goods breach trade rules, says WTO; Trump suggests he will abandon the organization

The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, a ruling that drew anger from Washington.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Trump denies climate change in California; Biden called him a “climate arsonist”

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West, during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Trump's candidate will be the next president of the Inter-American Development bank

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to run Latin America’s main financing institution appears poised to win the top job in this weekend’s election amid faltering regional opposition to having a U.S. citizen run the bank for the first time in 61 years.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Trump and followers argue strongly for new social media rules and question “speech restrictions”

Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
France criticizes US for sanctioning International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor

France led criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday, saying Washington had launched a “serious attack” on the global body.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Biden remains ahead in polls: Trump unable to refocus campaign from the pandemic to civil unrest

President Donald Trump’s attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to anti-racism protests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Guaidó counts with US keeping pressure on Maduro whoever wins November election

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
Military veterans sue the Trump administration for use of excessive force

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued the Donald Trump administration, saying it illegally detained military veterans and other protesters in Portland, Oregon, and used excessive force to try to silence supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Trump's sister, an ex federal judge, described the president as a liar with no principles

Maryanne Trump Barry, President Donald Trump's older sister and a former federal judge, described him as a liar who has “no principles” in a series of audio recordings made by her niece, Mary Trump, in 2018 and 2019.
Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Trump officially nominated Republican candidate: warns of a “rigged election” because of voting by mail

President Donald Trump adopted a grim tone in remarks to Republicans who formally backed his bid for a second term on Monday, warning without evidence that he could face a “rigged election” in November.