Tag: Donald Trump

Gloves off

Already, he has assailed the man whose endorsement he had courted when he sought office in Florida for fiscal mismanagement and for having destroyed the lives of millions of Americans with his flawed Covid-19 mitigation policies.

May 30, 2023

Fault lines

For the record, Mr Trump has denied the charges leveled against him as a “complete con job” and a “hoax”, and vowed to appeal the verdict of a New York jury.

May 12, 2023

Biden v Trump?

There may be differences in approach towards Russia, for Mr Trump has always been ambivalent towards the Kremlin, but by the time the election comes around, things may have changed significantly in Ukraine

April 27, 2023

Biden announces 2024 re-election bid, with Harris as running mate (2nd Lead)

US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is seeking a second term, with Vice-President Kamala Harris as his running mate once again.

April 26, 2023

Biden to let re-election plans known to public ‘real soon’

US President Joe Biden has said that he will let the public know about his re-election plans "real soon".

April 25, 2023

It was about the disinformation game

With that, the lawsuit that captured public attention for two years ended. Dominion’s claims that Fox and its on-air pundits had damaged the voting equipment company’s reputation by falsely questioning the integrity of its operations during the 2020 elections were the same essential claims that any libel plaintiff must make for a case to proceed to trial.

April 21, 2023

Punishing libel

Dominion, the voting equipment company, brought an action against Fox for outlandish claims made by the channel that the former was involved in a plot to steal the 2020 US Presidential election from Donald Trump.

April 20, 2023

Biden blames Trump administration for troubled US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Biden administration said, "President Biden's choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor."

April 7, 2023

Trump tests America

One would have imagined that post the 6 January 2021 attack on Capitol Hill and the subsequent impeachment for insurrection, Americans would have realised the dangers of supporting an amoral anarchist like Trump. Far from it, his base is as rock-solid as ever, even as the former President has now been charged with a crime. His illiberality, and his xenophobic and undemocratic actions rail against America‘s purported stance as the beacon of morality, democracy, and progressive enlightenment

April 7, 2023

Trump arraignment: NY judge disallows video cameras in courtroom

Judge Juan Merchan gave a nod to only a handful of photographers who will be allowed to take pictures in the premises

April 4, 2023

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict former US President Donald Trump

The indictment makes Trump the first person in the history of the US to serve as commander-in-chief and then be charged with a crime.

March 31, 2023

Trump to remain in 2024 presidential race even if criminally indicted

Former US President Donald Trump feels he has not been done yet and has vowed to remain in the 2024 presidential race.

March 7, 2023

A future spelt out 175 years ago

These words were uttered by the famously intellectual Donald Trump, but he is by no means a soloist in his obnoxious milieu. It has become fairly commonplace, particularly among US Republicans, to deride anything seen as even mildly progressive as either communism or a pathway to a slip- pery slope.

February 23, 2023

4 Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan 6, 2021 Capitol riot

The Oath Keepers were also alleged by the prosecutors of gathering firearms and storing them at a hotel in Virginia.

January 24, 2023

Nikki Haley accused of plotting a bid to become Trump’s VP

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who made this accusation in his memoir, goes on to claim in the book that Haley's co-conspirators were former President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who both held senior position in the White House at the time. Haley dismissed the charge as a stunt to sell the memoir.

January 21, 2023

US calls for ‘comprehensive’ immigration reforms after Supreme Court extends Trump-era border restrictions

The White House has said it would comply with the order but has urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform measures.

December 28, 2022

Stray thoughts of a Trump supporter

Everyone watched in awe as the Trump empire grew with hotels, casinos and golf courses popping up all over the world.

December 15, 2022