Tag: Donald Trump

Wednesday, March 11th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Trump's chief of staff self quarantined for contacting a person coronavirus positive

Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has self-quarantined after he may have come into contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesperson said. Meadows is not exhibiting symptoms and a precautionary test came back negative, the spokesperson said on Twitter.
Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Donald Trump talks to Uruguayan president Lacalle Pou

Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou had his first contact with US President Donald Trump last Saturday, reported White House, special advisor, Judd Deere in a tweet.
Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Coronavirus overshadowing Trump's optimism with the economy and reelection campaign

Concern that president Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed on Monday, on a day when US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner with Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro, has spent weeks dismissing the seriousness of the threat.
Monday, March 9th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Trump and Bolsonaro discuss Venezuela and a bilateral trade accord

United States President Donald Trump hosted Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, where the two leaders discussed the U.S.-led effort to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and spoke about a future trade deal.
Monday, March 9th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
Joint Statement from president Trump and president Bolsonaro

Today (Saturday 7 March) , President Donald J. Trump and President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil reaffirmed the strategic alliance between the United States and Brazil, deepening the partnership between their two countries. The two leaders focused on increasing economic prosperity, strengthening democracy, and promoting peace and security.
Saturday, March 7th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Trump receives Bolsonaro for dinner at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort

US President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade, infrastructure, Venezuela and the Middle East, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
US Congress farm lobby warns Trump on “mini-trade deals” that do not include agriculture

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:31 UTC
Argentine ambassador in US meets Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Argentine ambassador in Washington Jorge Argüello held a meeting on Monday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with the purpose of strengthening bilateral relations and which was described as “highly productive”.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:38 UTC
Trump receives a hero's welcome in Gujarat, India, Prime Minister Modi's home state

Emerging in a stadium to the appropriate strains of the Village People's “Macho Man” as 100,000 people cheered on, US President Donald Trump looked like he was at a campaign rally in America's Midwest.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Assange said Trump offered to pardon him if he let Russia off Wikileaks disclosures

U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks’ publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court heard on Wednesday. Assange appeared by videolink from prison as lawyers discussed the management of his hearing next week to decide whether he should be extradited to the United States.