Tag: Americans
Decision time for Americans: Clinton or Trump
by Ivan Couronne, with Michael Mathes in Washington NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Millions of Americans voted Tuesday for their new leader in a historic election that will either elevate Democrat Hillary Clinton as their first woman president or hand power to maverick populist Donald Trump. As the world held its collective breath, Americans were called to choose between two radically different visions for the most powerful nation on Earth. While Clinton has a […]
For some Americans, Trump is ‘lesser evil’
by Ivan Couronne BARBERTON, United States (AFP) — For some voters, Democrat Hillary Clinton in November is the clear choice for the White House — after all, she certainly has more political experience than Republican rival Donald Trump. But a trip through the American Rust Belt states of Pennsylvania and Ohio quickly reveals that for others, such logic doesn’t hold much sway. “Like anyone else, I have my misgivings about Trump,” admits Alex Morton, a 67-year-old […]
Bill Clinton urges voters to back the ‘real’ Hillary
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Former president Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged Americans to dismiss decades of political attacks and elect the “real” Hillary Clinton this November, in a deeply personal testimonial to his wife’s character and grit. “You should elect her because she’ll never quit when the going gets tough. She’ll never quit on you,” the former president told Democratic Party delegates who selected her as their first female nominee earlier in the day. […]
Trump says ‘American people will come first’ under his presidency
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Republican nominee for US president Donald Trump told party delegates Thursday that his foreign policy would put Americans first if he is elected to the White House in November. “The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponents, is that our plan will put America First. Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo,” he said. “The American people will come first once again,” he said. © 1994-2016 […]
Obama says attacking police hurts reform
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — US President Barack Obama cautioned those protesting police killings of black Americans against blanket criticism Sunday, saying the majority of officers in the force do a good job. “Whenever those of us who are concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system attack police officers, you are doing a disservice to the cause,” Obama said, as protests against police brutality continued around the country. America has been rocked by the deaths […]
Sanders: Brexit’s message could draw Trump support in US
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The same popular frustration that saw a majority of Britons vote to abandon the EU could send droves of disgruntled Americans into the arms of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesday. In an opinion piece appearing in the New York Times, Sanders wrote that legions of American voters, alienated by the forces of globalization, are ripe for the message of political retrenchment and economic protectionism espoused by Trump. […]
