Tag: trump
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Democracy’s dark festivity in Washington – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta The world has been aflame this week with expressions of consternation over last Wednesday’s political drama in Washington. The images of Donald Trump’s mob of irate supporters breaching the perimeters to storm the Capitol in Washington amounted to a wild desecration of the prime holy place of democracy. By motivating and inspiring this…
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APC condemns U.S. election saga
APC has described events that followed the United States of America’s November 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat as condemnable. The APC said this in a statement signed by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to the development.…
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Twitter wields big stick against Trump, bans account permanently
Twitter on Friday evening wielded the big stick against outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, suspending his account permanently. Announcing this in a blog post, the company said it took the decision “due to the risk of further incitement of violence’’. “After a close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around…
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Biden reacts to Trump’s decision to skip his inauguration, massive call for impeachment
US President-elect Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he won’t attend the January 20 inauguration, calling it a “good thing.” “I was told on the way over here that he indicated he wasn’t going to show up at the inauguration,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware. “One of the few things he…
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BREAKING: I won’t attend Biden’s inauguration – Trump
Outgoing United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he will not be attending the inauguration ceremony of his successor Joe Biden, on January 20. Trump made this known in a tweet on Friday. He however did not give reasons he won’t attend the inauguration. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Trump’s predecessor, Barrack Obama attended his…
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Just in: Speaker Pelosi demands Trump’s removal, threatens impeachment (+ Video)
“If the vice president and the Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment,” Pelosi. Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to immediately remove President Donald Trump from office following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol.…
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Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of Iran’s General Soleimani
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year, Iraq’s judiciary said. The warrant was issued by a judge in Baghdad’s investigative court tasked with probing the Washington-directed drone strike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani…
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U.S. Congress resumes certification of Biden’s win after Trump supporters storm Capitol
Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to suspend a session to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Rioters forced their way past metal security barricades, broke windows and scaled walls to fight…
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Defiant Trump: World leaders react to embarrassing chaos in U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election
Police in the U.S. Capitol responded with drawn guns and tear gas as hundreds of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump’s election loss shortly after some of Trump’s fellow Republicans launched a last-ditch effort to throw out the results. Here are reactions from around the world: SWEDEN Swedish…