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Tag: US POLITICS

28May By AdminsNo Comments

Trump’s handpicked candidate may cost his party their most important state

Republicans are fretting that a candidate endorsed by Donald Trump may cost them in their most important state. Ken Paxton has claimed the nomination as the Republican Senate candidate in Texas, beating long-time incumbent John Cornyn. His comfortable win this morning over Cornyn comes after Trump threw his support behind Paxton last week after a bitter and expensive primary election. Ken Paxton lost his vision in one eye in a hide-and-seek mishap when he was 12. (AP) But Paxton has been so scandal-prone that it could give Democrats an opening in the conservative state. As Texas attorney-general, his own staff reported him to the FBI with bribery and corruption accusations. Paxton then fired the whistleblowers. He was impeached by the state House of R...
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13May By AdminsNo Comments

‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation’: Donald Trump

Donald Trump has brushed off the financial concerns of American voters when asked about his continuing war with Iran. The president was asked by a reporter if he was motivated to make a deal with Iran because of the financial situation of Americans. "Not even a little bit," he replied. Donald Trump has brushed off the financial concerns of ordinary Americans. (AP) "The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran — they can't have a nuclear weapon. "I don't think about Americans' financial situation. "I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all." Democrats have pounced on Trump's remarks, which come months before November's midterm elections. "Donald Trump just said it hi...
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13May By AdminsNo Comments

‘He was blinking’: White House furiously denies that Trump fell asleep in meeting

The White House has responded angrily to suggestions that Donald Trump had fallen asleep in an Oval Office meeting. At an event promoting maternal health and fertility, the president's eyes appeared to become heavy. As administration officials standing behind him were speaking, the president closed his eyes for an extended period of time. Donald Trump with his eyes closed at an Oval Office meeting. (AP) But when a Reuters journalist posted a photograph of Trump with his eyes closed, the White House lashed out. "He was blinking, you absolute moron," the White House's X account Rapid Response 47 replied. The reporter's post had made no mention of Trump being asleep, simply captioning it: "US President Donald Trump attends a maternal health event in the Oval ...
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28Apr By AdminsNo Comments

Major boost to Donald Trump’s grand ballroom ambitions

When Donald Trump knocked down the East Wing of the White House without authorisation, few Republican politicians were willing to publicly back his ambitious renovations. But after the major security breach during the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday, they have changed their tune. Soon after, an armed gunman allegedly tried to kill the president, Trump said the scare justified the need for a ballroom in the White House. Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House in October last year. (AP) And now prominent Republicans are agreeing with him. Senator Rand Paul, a prominent conservative who has often clashed with the Trump administration, will introduce legislation to allow the ballroom to go ahead. "Tomorr...
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28Apr By AdminsNo Comments

A minute-by-minute timeline of the 24 hours surrounding the latest Trump shooting incident

The world was rocked when news broke of another shooter targeting an event where US President Donald Trump was in attendance. A gunman charged through a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner on Saturday just as Trump was sitting down for a meal with First Lady Melania Trump and senior members of his administration. The alleged shooter, later identified as Cole Tomas Allen, fired at least two shots before he was apprehended. Trump rushed to safety (Nine) Secret Service members raced to protect the president in dramatic footage that sent shockwaves across the globe. In less than two years, Trump has been the target of at least two assassination attempts and multiple security threats, including shootings. He was unin...
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21Apr By AdminsNo Comments

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $348 million over claims of drunkenness

FBI Director Kash Patel is suing magazine The Atlantic for $US250 million (A$348 million) over reports of his alleged drunkenness. The article published last week referenced instances of Patel's excessive alcohol consumption impacting his job. But in a lawsuit filed today against the magazine and journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, Patel described the article as a "sweeping, malicious and defamatory hit piece". FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic over reports of drunkenness. (AP) "Fitzpatrick could not get a single person to go on the record in defence of these outrageous allegations, instead relying entirely on anonymous sources she knew to be both highly partisan with an axe to grind and also not in a position to know the facts," the lawsuit read. "...
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