Tag: trump
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Trump shifts blame for election loss on FBI, Dept of Justice
Donald Trump has shifted the blame for his massive electoral loss to the FBI and Department of Justice, accusing the two of conspiring to ‘rig’ the election for Joe Biden. In previous statements, he had blamed big tech, the media, Pfizer and Big Pharma, for conspiring against him. ‘This is total fraud and how –…
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Another setback for Trump as court rejects his election challenge in Pennsylvania
The Trump legal team has suffered another loss in its continuing attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election. In a scathing opinion, a federal appeals court said Friday that a lower court acted properly when it threw out the Trump campaign’s challenge to the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania. “Free,…
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US election: Trump lists condition to vacate White House
United States President Donald Trump says he will relinquish power if the Electoral College affirms Democrat Joe Biden’s win but he signals he may never formally concede defeat. The 74-year-old Republican candidate, who lost his re-election bid, also declined to say if he would attend Biden’s inauguration next year, as is the custom for an…
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White evangelicals aggressive support for Trump had nothing to do with Christian values, but rather white fragility – Hamilton Odunze
By Hamilton Odunze When Joseph R. Biden, the president-elect of the United States, announced that he would be running for office, he told the world that the battle would be for the soul of America. On November 3, the world watched as the American people brought that battle to its climax. They elected Joe Biden…
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BREAKING: Trump bows to pressure, signals commencement of power transition to Biden
After two weeks of grandstanding, U.S. President Donald Trump has finally accepted to allow a transition of power to his potential successor, Joe Biden. In a Monday evening tweet, Trump said he had recommended that the General Services Administration (GSA) “do what needs to be done” in that regard. The president’s tweet came amid reports…
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Onitsha Christians for Trump and matters arising, By Chido Nwakanma
THE PUBLIC SPHERE with Chido Nwakanma The intrepidity of Onitsha came to the fore on 25 October as the city inserted itself forcefully into the 3 November general elections a world away in the United States of America. Most Reverend Professor Daddy Hezekiah led his flock in a rally and march around Onitsha city, hailing…
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Biden begs Americans for ‘transition funds’ as Trump refuses to concede, cooperate
President-elect Joe Biden’s team is making a fundraising push for its transition operations as the General Services Administration has yet to ascertain Biden as the election winner — a move that would open up millions of dollars in federal money for the President-elect’s transition work. Here's the deal: Because President Trump refuses to concede and…
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Biden wins in Georgia after recount, calls Trump ‘most irresponsible president in American history’
The recount of ballots in the US state of Georgia offered no electoral redemption for President Donald Trump. President elect Joe Biden has won again and Trump has lost. In a much expected announcement, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a hand audit of ballots in the state had confirmed Joe Biden as the…
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Trump fires head of security agency that vouched for credibility of US Poll
United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump yesterday fired, Director of Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Christopher Krebs, the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate”. The firing of…
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Michelle Obama to Trump, “This isn’t a game”
Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday evening took aim at President Donald Trump for his refusal to concede after losing the Nov. 3, presidential election. In an Instagram post, Mrs Obama said the love of country required everyone to respect election results even when unfavorable. She wrote: “The presidency doesn’t belong to any…