Tag: WHITE HOUSE
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White House mulls legal options against ex-aide over release of secret recording – Reports
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering using legal instruments to penalise Omarosa Manigault-Newman, Trump’s former aide, to prevent her releasing a recording she made in the White House Situation Room to the general public. On Sunday, Manigault-Newman played the recording of her firing by the White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly,…
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Opinion: On Trump respect for President Buhari
On Monday the last day of April 2018, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari became the first African leader to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House with the US President openly expressing respect for the leader of Africa’s largest democracy. Speaking at a joint press conference with President Buhari, Trump continuously reverbed how he…
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Why I kept shut on Trump’s ‘Africa-is-shithole’ comment
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, said he did not bring up President Donald Trump’s alleged shithole remark about African countries when the two presidents met because he was not sure he actually made the comment. Buhari said this at the press conference with Trump at the Rose Garden at the White House. He said, “I am…
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Trump still willing to meet with Putin despite rising U.S.-Russia tensions – White House
U.S. President Donald Trump is still willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in spite of increasing tensions between the United States and Russia, White House Spokesperson, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said on Tuesday. “The president still would like to sit down with him [Putin]. Again, he feels like it is better for the world…
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White House physician reveals state of President Trump’s health
Dr Ronny Jackson, U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House physician, has declared the president to be in “excellent health”. “The examination went exceptionally well. The President is in excellent health and I look forward to briefing some of the details on Tuesday,” Jackson said in a statement released by the White House. Jackson’s declaration came…
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White House bans personal electronic devices in presidential offices
Visitors and staff are to be banned from using personal electronic devices in the West Wing presidential offices, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. “The security and integrity of the technology systems at the White House is a top priority for the Trump administration. “Therefore, starting next week, the use of all…
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Trump swears in new Chief of Staff, John Kelly, insists no ‘chaos’ in White House
President Donald Trump on Monday swore in his new chief of staff, former Homeland Security Secretary and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, insisting he has no doubt Kelly will do a “spectacular job” in his new role. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Kelly takes over from Reince Priebus, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, who left…
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JUST IN: Sean Spicer resigns as Trump’s White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer has reportedly resigned as Donald Trump’s Press Secretary after the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as director of communications. The President had asked Mr Spicer to stay on, according to The New York Times, but Mr Spicer told the President that the appointment of Mr Scaramucci was a major mistake. Mr Scaramucci, a Wall…
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Trump breaks White House Eid dinner tradition
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The White House event had been held every year since President Clinton’s tenure. The Eid al-Fitr feast ends Ramadan, a period when Muslims fast and focus on charitable giving.…
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Tim Cook wants compulsory coding classes for US kids
During Monday’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Tim Cook pushed for the U.S. government to make coding a required class for kids. This is something Cook has publicly discussed before. When Apple debuted its kid-focused Swift Playgrounds app, he said that, “We believe coding should be a required language in all schools”. In…