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Donald Trump cuts daily briefing short after mockery over disinfectant comments

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2020 0

Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus briefing without taking questions after a day of mockery over his suggestion disinfectant could cure coronavirus. The US president was angry on Friday after a day of punishing headlines in relation to his remarks. The briefings often stretch well

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Covid-19 cure: Experts reject Trump’s suggestion to inject disinfectants on patients

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

US president, Donald Trump has attracted reactions all over the world by suggesting that people could receive injections of disinfectant to cure the coronavirus, a notion one medical expert described as jaw- dropping. The Guardian reports that Trump at Thursday’s White House coronavirus task force briefing, discussed new government research on how the virus reacts to […]

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Trump says he again tested negative for new coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his second test for the novel coronavirus came back negative. Trump said he took the test “really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked,” adding that the test took around 15 minutes. Trump was previously tested in mid-March for the virus. Also on Thursday, Trump […]

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Political rivals Biden, Trump may talk about coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Aides to Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee to run against President Donald Trump, will arrange a call for the rivals to discuss the country’s response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the campaign for the former vice president said on Wednesday. READ ALSO: WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April Biden has been […]

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Trump predicts ‘very painful’ two weeks, over 100,000 deaths possible

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted a “very, very painful” two weeks ahead as the White House formally unveiled models of the coronavirus outbreak that project between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths. “This is a plague,” Trump said during a press conference, adding that there will be “some real light at the end of the

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Pelosi: Trump’s initial denial on coronavirus was ‘deadly’

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Sunday accused US President Donald Trump of having denied the true extent and severity of the coronavirus pandemic, charging that this decision cost lives. “His denial at the beginning was deadly,” Pelosi said on CNN on Sunday, as the US death toll passed 2,000 on Saturday. Pelosi, the top Democrat, sharply […]

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Coronavirus: Chloroquine not approved, FDA clarifies Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

US President Donald Trump misstated the facts on Thursday when he asserted that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had just approved a decades-old malaria drug to treat patients infected by the coronavirus. After his announcement, FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn in a statement clarified that the drug still needs testing and not approved. Just […]

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Trump to announce economic measures to boost economy amid virus fears

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would make a “major” announcement on economic measures to help offset the negative consequences of the spread of the new coronavirus. The measures, to be unveiled on Tuesday, could include a possible payroll tax cut and assistance to hourly wage earners. Trump told reporters he was also considering […]

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Trump defends rhetoric and slams rivals in first town hall of 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2020 0

US President Donald Trump defended his often divisive rhetoric, as he fielded questions in his first town hall of 2020 on Thursday, and said he will continue to “hit back,” as the presidential election is in full swing. “When they hit us we have to hit back,” Trump said responding to a question about his political rhetoric. […]

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Trump names US ambassador to Germany as acting intelligence head

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

US President Donald Trump named Richard Grenell, the current ambassador to Germany and a fierce Trump loyalist, as his acting director of national intelligence on Wednesday. Read also: Eight dead in shootings in western German town of Hanau Grenell, who has no previous intelligence experience, will oversee 17 intelligence agencies and act as a middleman between […]

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High stakes as New Hampshire holds key White House primary

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

Democrats voted Tuesday in a high-stakes primary in New Hampshire as leftist Bernie Sanders and young challenger Pete Buttigieg battle for pole position in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in November. A light snow fell in the northeastern Granite State’s capital as voters known as politically astute and independent-minded headed to the polls […]

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Trump restricts immigration from Nigeria, Sudan, others

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2020 0

 U.S. President Donald Trump is issuing a directive to restrict immigration from six additional countries, citing security concerns, administration officials said on Friday. The six nations are: Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania. US government to add Nigeria and 6 other countries to travel ban list The countries will face tailored restrictions, the

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Boris Johnson backs Donald Trump over killing of Qassem Soleimani

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

The Prime Minister of the United Kindom Boris Johnson has said that Late ‘General Qassem Soleimani posed a threat to all our interests and was responsible for a pattern of disruptive, destabilising behaviour.’ Speaking on Sunday night, Johnson offered support to the president Trump saying Britain ‘will not lament’ the death of Qassem Soleimani.

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Just in: $80m bounty placed on Donald Trump’s head by Iran

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2020 0

An $80million bounty has been placed on the head of the President of the United State, Donald Trump by the Iranian. The $80million bounty was as a result of the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. During the televised funeral of the top Iranian, official state broadcasters said one US dollar would be tabled for every […]

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No cause to review Donald Trump Jr’s hunting adventure – Agency

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2019 0

There is “no basis” to further review allegations that Donald Trump Jr may have illegally hunted an imperiled wild sheep in Mongolia over the summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. The agency had been “in the process of reviewing” concerns raised by an environmental group earlier this week after ProPublica reported that Trump Jr killed a rare argali sheep while

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Trump says he wants immediate impeachment trial in Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2019 0

Donald Trump, U.S. president said that he wanted the Senate to launch the impeachment trial immediately. Trump made this known on his Twitter page late on Thursday. READ ALSO: Trump’s Impeachment an ‘unconstitutional travesty’ – White House “So after the Democrats gave me no Due Process in the House, no lawyers, no witnesses, no nothing, […]

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U.S. lawmakers set to start impeachment proceeding against Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2019 0

 US. lawmakers in the House of Representatives are due to start debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with a vote expected to follow a heated battle between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats accuse the president of abusing his office by soliciting Ukraine to dig up dirt on his political rival, Joe […]

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Banks must hand over Trump financial records – Courts

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Washington – A U.S. federal appeal court ruled on Wednesday that Deutsche Bank and Capital One must comply with House subpoena, which has demanded U.S. President Donald Trump’s financial records. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal in New York, in a two-to-one ruling, was in favour of ordering prompt compliance with the subpoena from the […]

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U.S. advises citizens not to travel to Burkina Faso

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Burkina Faso to level 4, advising citizens not to travel to the country “due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping”. In an advisory, the State Department said it had ordered all family members of U.S. government employees not of age to leave the West African country and said […]

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Trump Impeachment: Debates begin as U.S. lawmakers set for first vote

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

U.S. lawmakers will cast the first vote on Thursday in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives takes up a measure that sets up the next steps in the fast-moving effort. The vote will be the first formal test of support for the inquiry launched on Sept. 24. Democrats, […]