Tag: Donald Trump

• Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Republicans leaders ignore Trump and make a public push for face masks

  

  In a rare split with mask-averse US President Donald Trump, fellow Republican leaders are making a public push for face coverings as Covid-19 cases surge in some Republican-leaning states.

• Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Rolling Stones threaten legal action against Trump's campaign for the use of one of their songs

  

  British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president's use of their song You Can't Always Get What You Want at campaign rallies.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 10:00 UTC

  Boris played Donald Trump “like a fiddle”, says John Bolton

  

  Just like the Russian President, Britain's Boris Johnson also played Donald Trump “like a fiddle,” according to John Bolton, who suggested the British prime minister can use that ability to his advantage.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Biden leads Trump by ten percentage points; only 43% of Republicans feel US is in “the right direction”

  

  US approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to the lowest level on record, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows, as new COVID-19 cases surged and Trump was widely criticized for suggesting he wanted to slow down testing.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  US tech sector criticizes Trump's freeze on immigrant visas: a blow to Silicon Valley and innovation

  

  The US tech sector is likely to be hit hard by President Donald Trump's decision to extend a freeze on most immigrant visas, with critics saying the move could undermine American innovation and leadership.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 07:57 UTC

  Twitter places warning notice on a Trump tweet threatening 'serious force' against protestors

  

  Twitter Inc on Tuesday placed a warning notice on a tweet by President Donald Trump threatening “serious force” against protesters in the U.S. capital, the second time it has used the label since it began challenging Trump’s tweets in May.

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  US Judge denies request from Trump to block Bolton's book

  

  A US judge on Saturday denied a request by the Trump administration for an injunction to block publication of a book by President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton that alleges the president sought China's help to win re-election.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC

  Twitter adds “manipulated media” on a video from Trump's doctored news clip

  

  Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored news clip with a misspelled banner flashing “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby.”

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 21:10 UTC

  “The Great John Bolton bombs” the White House and exposes Great Trump weaknesses

  

  In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  White House press corps hailed as “information heroes” by Reporters Without Frontiers

  

  Reporters' watchdog has hailed the White House press corps as “information heroes” alongside 30 journalists, whistleblowers, and media outlets struggling against the odds to get the truth out about the coronavirus pandemic.