Tag: Donald Trump

• 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.

• Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Trump accuses Venezuelan president Maduro of blocking humanitarian evacuation flights for US citizens

  

  The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blocking US citizens in the country from leaving, rebuffing efforts by Washington to arrange humanitarian evacuation flights, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  Biden becomes Democratic presidential candidate; strong support from elder statesmen and opinion polls

  

  Joe Biden has been officially anointed the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's convention, helped over the line with some glowing testimonials from elder statesmen. Two Democratic former US presidents, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, endorsed Mr. Biden.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 06:02 UTC

  Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hits back at Trump statements

  

  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday hit back against United States President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a “big surge” in Covid-19, calling the remarks “patently wrong”.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Democrats accuse Trump of wanting to sabotage mail voting by denying funds for the Postal Service

  

  Top Democrats in the US Congress on Sunday called on President Donald Trump's appointed postmaster general to testify this month on changes that have stoked fears they are aimed at holding up mail-in ballots ahead of the November election.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Demonstrators protest outside US Postmaster General home in Washington

  

  A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condo of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the US Postal Service to help President Donald Trump win reelection in November.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Trump brokers a deal between Israel and United Arab Emirates: full diplomatic relations in exchange for an end to West Bank annexations

  

  President Donald Trump on Thursday managed to pull off a rare victory for US diplomacy in the Middle East ahead of his Nov 3 re-election bid by helping to broker a deal between American allies Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  Trump made donations to Harris' California Attorney General campaign in 2011 and 2013

  

  President Donald Trump donated to Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice-presidential nominee, twice while she was a candidate for California attorney general, according to public records reviewed by NBC News.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC

  White House confirms November 3 election, but has growing concerns about mail-in-ballots

  

  The White House and Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president's musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov 3.