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Trump takes his war on masks to new lows

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

President Donald Trump’s use of the bully pulpit to defy his own government’s advice on face coverings has turned into the era’s latest ideologically motivated assault on science and civility. The simple act of wearing a mask to protect others during a pandemic is now a

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Trump says he is taking Hydroxychloroquine every day

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug “for about a week […]

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Trump ‘not interested’ in reopening talks on trade deal with China

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not interested” in reopening talks on a trade deal with China before he sees how the first phase is being implemented by Beijing. “Let’s see if they live up to the deal that they signed, okay?” Trump said during a press conference in the Rose Garden outside the […]

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Trump vetos resolution on curbing military action against Iran

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2020 0

US President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution on Wednesday meant to curb his ability to take military action against Iran without congressional approval. The legislation passed the House of Representatives in March and the Senate in February in response to Trump ordering the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. While the majority of Republicans […]

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Why I suspended green cards – Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

New York – U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his new executive order that temporarily suspends immigrant visas. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday evening at the White House, Trump said he took the decision to protect American workers as the country prepares to reopen for business after a shutdown that cost millions their jobs. The order, […]

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Trump to sign immigration order today

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would sign an Executive Order, putting a temporary halt on new immigration to the country for at least 60 days. He, however, said the measure was a means to shore up jobs for U.S. citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said the measure was only applicable […]

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Things You never know About The Female CBS Reporter Weijia

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Get to know CBS’s Weijia Jiang, who Trump told to ‘keep your voice down’ and ‘relax.’ Another brave female journalist has stood up to Donald Trump with hard questions, only to be patronized and belittled. CBS News’ White House female reporters are really getting under President Donald Trump‘s skin with their tough questions. First Paula Reid, 37, […]

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Trump to suspend immigration into U.S. amid pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump late on Monday said that he would “temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” by executive order amid the coronavirus pandemic. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive […]

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Trump says travel restrictions top priority as U.S. reopens

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump has said border control and travel restrictions would be top priority as the country prepares to reopen its economy after a costly coronavirus shutdown. Trump said during his daily news briefing on COVID-19 at the White House on Thursday where he announced a three-phased plan for the reopening process. “As we […]

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Trump says U.S. investigating whether virus came from Wuhan lab

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” on what they know. The source of the virus remains a mystery. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]

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Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to push through appointments

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

US President Donald Trump issued an apparent threat to adjourn both houses of Congress on Wednesday, citing frustration with legislators preventing him from appointing officials in his administration. The move, which would effectively be unprecedented in US history, would allow Trump to adjourn Congress and then appoint officials to his administration without the

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Trump to push ahead with guidelines to states on reopening economy

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

US President Donald Trump will release guidelines on Thursday with steps to reopen the economy and return to normalcy. Trump said the country appears to have “passed the peak” with regards to new infections of the coronavirus, during a Wednesday briefing at the Rose Garden outside the White House. “While we must remain vigilant, it is […]

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Trump to pay another N579,360.00 per adult, N193,120.00 per child as stimulus

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

Washington – Cheques going out to U.S. taxpayers as part of a stimulus programme designed to help workers suffering as a result of the coronavirus will have President Donald Trump’s name on them, an unprecedented decision he seemed to relish. “I’m sure people will be very happy to get a big, fat, beautiful cheque and my […]

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Trump says US will halt WHO funding during coronavirus pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

US President Donald Trump announced he was halting funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, and accused the world body of failing in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. He said US taxpayers provide between 400 and 500 million dollars a year to the organization. However, it is unclear how Trump plans to halt the […]

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Trump orders U.S. to help Italy combat coronavirus crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his government to give support to coronavirus-hit Italy, in a memorandum published late on Friday. “(Italy), one of our closest and oldest Allies, is being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Trump wrote in the memo. Although the U.S. government’s “first and foremost responsibility is to the American people,” helping Italy […]

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Oil rockets as Trump signals end to price war

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Oil prices rocketed Thursday after US President Donald Trump said Russia and Saudi Arabia planned to end their price war by slashing output. But gains for Brent North Sea crude of nearly 46 percent cooled to around 20 percent as Russia denied it had spoken with Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest exporter of crude. NANS […]

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Trump says Harry, Meghan ‘must pay’ for their own US security detail

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

President Donald Trump said on Sunday Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, “must pay” for their own security detail if they move to the US. “It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada,” Trump said in a tweet. “Now they have left […]

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Trump tells people to stop panic-buying, ‘relax’ amid virus crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told the public to stop panic-buying food and other supplies amid the coronavirus crisis, as his response to the outbreak came under fire. “You don’t have to buy so much. Just relax,” he said at a White House news conference. READ ALSO: Suspected COVID-19 patient in Enugu State tests negative […]

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Breaking: Trump replaces Mick Mulvaney with Mark Meadows as chief of staff

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he was replacing his acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, a shake-up in the top echelons of the West Wing just as the President confronts a growing public health crisis and girds for reelection. Meadows, who had previously […]

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China virus cases rise again, Trump urges calm after US death

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

China reported a fresh spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump urged calm after the first death on American soil and Australia registered its first fatality. The virus has spread to more than 60 countries around the globe, prompting the World Health Organization to raise its risk assessment to its highest […]