Tag: Donald Trump

Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Justice lifts restraining order on Trump family book written by a niece

The New York Supreme Court lifted a stay on Monday that temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s niece from publishing a tell-all book that offers an unflattering look of the U.S. president and his family.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Trump wears a face mask when visiting a Medical Military Center

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and front-line health-care workers.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Trump commutes prison sentence of longtime political ally Roger Stone

President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. “Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to report to a federal prison to start serving his term.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Election blues: Hispanic food company owner praises Trump triggering an immediate reaction

Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned US food company and a popular brand among Latino Americans, became the target of a boycott campaign on social media on Friday sparked by its CEO effusively praising President Donald Trump at the White House.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
Lopez Obrador wraps up his White House visit as a cherished friend of Trump

Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a “cherished friend” of his U.S. counterpart, even as some Democrats looked on uneasily.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Trump and Lopez Obrador underline the outstanding relationship between the two countries

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his “outstanding relationship” with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as he welcomed him to the White House for the leaders' first one-on-one meeting.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Harvard and MIT challenge in court Trump's administration limiting of foreign students visas

US leading universities Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump's administration threatening the visas of foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Surprise, surprise, Mexicans favor closer ties with United States

More Mexicans have warmed to the idea of closer ties with the United States just as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lines up his first meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump, a poll showed on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US sets date to leave WHO, 6 July 2021, but decision could be reversed if Trump loses reelection

The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on Jul 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:41 UTC
Trudeau will miss mini summit in White House with Trump and Lopez Obrador

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexico’s president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal, his office said on Monday, after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminum tariffs.