Tag: trump
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U.S. Senate overrides Trump’s veto of major national security bill
The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to override U.S. President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), a major national security bill worth 740 billion dollars. The vote marked the first veto override of the Trump presidency and is widely viewed as a sharp rebuke of the president during his final days…
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Trump extends suspension of work visas, green cards
US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation extending the suspension of issuance of work visas and green cards. Trump imposed the measures in April and June to protect job opportunities for American workers amid a rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proclamation came hours before the president’s executive order on…
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U.S. citizens rank Trump as Most Admired Man of 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time edged out former President Barack Obama as the most admired man in America, a new Gallup poll showed on Tuesday.“Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this year. “Trump’s first-place finish ends a 12-year run as the most…
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From First To Third World:The USA Trump Would Bequeath To Biden – Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe. When Donald J Trump’s tumultuous presidency ends on 20January 2021, he would be handing over to president elect, Joseph R Biden, a United States of America, USA, that has degenerated from first to third world. That is remarkable because, the trend has always been for a country to move from third to…
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US courts bad, FBI failed, Election System 3rd World – Trump
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump refused to sign the $2.3trillion end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill on Saturday as he fiddled with his Twitter account. In multiple posts, he denigrated American institutions and blamed them all for his failed election. “Courts are bad, the FBI and “Justice” didn’t do their job, and the United States…
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Trump’s Desperation and the US Electoral College, By Carl Umegboro
By Carl Umegboro The 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump has not only shocked the world but demonstrated that upright and adverse characters exist across-the-board. Prior to the recent US Presidential election, many, particularly Africans where ‘do-or-die’ politics and hostility after a loss thrive irrepressibly had believed that all white…
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VIDEO: Trump rejects ‘disgraceful’ $900bn COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill passed by Congress, describing it as a disgrace. In a video message posted on Twitter, Trump alleged that the bill contained “wasteful and unnecessary items”, adding that there was almost nothing about COVID-19 in it. pic.twitter.com/v9Rdjz6DNu — Donald J.…
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Trump: Leaving world politics worse than he met it, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa PRESIDENT Donald Trump is a joke carried too far. He is a problem child the United States imposed on the universe. There is an African saying that if you give birth to a problem child, it is your responsibility to keep such child in check. Americans formally performed that onerous responsibility…
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro dumps Trump, congratulates Biden
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday sent a belated congratulations to United States President-elect Joe Biden. Bolsonaro, along with Russian and Mexican Presidents notably declined to congratulate Biden after his victory was declared on 7 November. The Brazilian leader had hoped that Donald Trump, his political model, would upturn the verdict. But on Monday, the…
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Trump personal lawyer, Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. President Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer and former Mayor of New York, has tested positive for COVID-19. “@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for…