Tag: trump
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Facebook suspends Donald Trump for 2 years
Facebook has suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Facebook and Instagram platforms for two years effective Jan. 7. Facebook, in a statement by Nick Clegg, Vice-President of Global Affairs, cited “severe violation” after Capitol Hill riots of January 6 and that Trump’s accounts would only be reinstated if conditions permitted. “Last month, the Oversight…
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Donald Trump pulls own blog from internet
Donald Trump has canceled his own blog, an advisor announced Wednesday, highlighting the ex-president and election conspiracy theorist’s struggle to escape the social media wilderness. The blog “will not be returning,” Trump aide Jason Miller told CNBC. Named “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” the blog was launched only a month ago in response…
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Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban
Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook’s Oversight Board. But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook’s normal penalties. It has ordered Facebook to review the decision and “justify a proportionate response” that is applied to everyone, including ordinary users. The former president…
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Biden raises refugees admission cap to 62,500 from Trump’s 15,000
President Joe Biden has raised the cap for refugee admissions into the United States to 62,500, in a U-turn that more than quadruples the limit set by his predecessor. The number announced on Monday was still short of the 125,000 Biden promised during his presidential campaign, though he said he intended to set that as…
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U.S. Capitol rioters peaceful, ‘hugging, kissing police”- Trump
Former U.S. President Trump has offered his own perspective about the rioters he incited to storm the U.S. Capitol on 6 Jan. He said they posed “zero threat” to those inside the building and they were even kissing and hugging the police. Six people, including a police officer, died during the breach, on a day…
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Trump’s Aberrations, Biden’s Normalization And Okonjo-Iweala’s Ascension, By Magnus Onyibe
By magnus onyibe When my opinion piece titled “Coup In The Capitol Hill And The Divided States of America” which was focused on the insurrection by extremists who stormed the Capitol on 6 January this year was first published in the mass media on 11 January before being republished on LinkedIn platform a couple of…
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I was surprised Trump was against my bid for WTO Job – Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she was surprised that the administration of President Donald Trump could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a press briefing monitored on Monday, the new Director-General of WTO said she did not see it coming. She said she felt she had…
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56 U.S. Senators vote to proceed with impeachment trial of Donald Trump
The US Senate voted on Tuesday to proceed with the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, rejecting defense arguments that it was unconstitutional. Defense lawyers had argued that Trump should not face a trial in the Senate for inciting insurrection because he was no longer president. But the Senate voted 56-44 to proceed with…
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U.S. Capitol invasion: Trump Committed ‘Most Grievous Constitutional Crime’ – Prosecutors
Donald Trump committed the “most grievous constitutional crime” of any US president when he incited supporters to storm the Capitol last month, Democratic prosecutors said Monday on the eve of his Senate impeachment trial. In their final filing before the Senate’s 100 members sit in judgment of Trump, the nine House impeachment managers prosecuting the…
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Biden signs new Executive Order to ramp up refugee admissions from Trump’s 15,000 to 125,000 per year
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday to increase refugee admissions and allow the U.S. to set a goal of providing safe haven to 125,000 people around the world fleeing violence, conflict and persecution during his first full fiscal year in office. According to a report by cbsnews.com, President Biden in the order…