Tag: Donald Trump

White House faces rumors about top security aide’s exit

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Thursday faced fresh speculation about the future of National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster, with officials sending mixed messages about his possible departure. Amid a stream of staff leaving Donald Trump’s White House, NBC reported that the three-star general tasked with running White House security policy will, within months, be headed for the exit as well. “We frequently face rumor and innuendo about senior administration officials,” […]

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US stocks tumble on trade war fears, Dow loses 1.7%

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks fell sharply Thursday after President Donald Trump said he will enact steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, reviving worries of a trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1.7 percent to close 24,608.98, above the worst levels of the day. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 1.3 percent to end at 2,677.67, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.3 percent to 7,180.356. Trump, at […]

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Trump stuns by embracing gun control as Florida students return to class

by Leila Macor Agence France Presse PARKLAND, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump has surprised lawmakers by embracing gun control measures that are tougher than usually supported by his party, as students returned to the site of America’s latest horrific school shooting. “We have to do something about it. We have to act,” Trump said, voicing support for expanded background checks, more secure schools, curbs on the ability of the mentally ill to buy […]

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Trump son-in-law Kushner loses top security clearance: sources

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner has lost his top-level security clearance, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday, a decision with potentially profound implications for the US administration. Two sources, who could not speak on the record because the status of security clearances is classified, confirmed US media reports that the 37-year-old White House aide had lost access to America’s most closely protected secrets. The White House, […]

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Ivanka says ‘inappropriate’ to be asked about Trump’s accusers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Is it out of bounds to ask a White House advisor about the US president’s behavior when that advisor also happens to be his daughter? Ivanka Trump says yes. Donald Trump’s eldest daughter was confronted with that situation when a journalist asked her about the women who accuse her father of sexual misconduct before he became president. “Do you believe your father’s accusers?” an NBC News journalist asked her in […]

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Gun glut: Industry’s woes go beyond politics

by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Just two days before the school shooting in Florida revived the US gun control debate, debt-plagued gun maker Remington Outdoor announced it will file for bankruptcy. The financial woes of the more than 200-year-old company illustrate a paradox of the Trump era: weapon manufacturers miscalculated, ramping up production in anticipation of a Hillary Clinton presidency that would drive sales of those fearing increased gun control. Instead, […]

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Trump backs ban on ‘bump stocks’ on semi-automatic weapons

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he supported moves to ban “bump stocks” — an accessory which can turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, and which was used in last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Trump announced his support for the ban nearly a week after 14 students and three teachers were killed at a high school in Florida by a former student. “Just a few moments […]

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Trump slams FBI over school shooting, blames preoccupation with Russia probe

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump slammed the FBI Saturday for failing to heed signs that could have prevented the Florida school shooting, charging the agency was too preoccupied with probing his campaign team over Russian election meddling. Allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race and collusion with the Trump campaign are being investigated by several congressional committees and by special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who took charge of the federal […]

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US indicts 13 Russians for election interference

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted 13 Russian nationals and three companies accused of running a secret campaign to tilt the 2016 presidential election. The unsealed indictment details a stunning operation that began in 2014 and aimed to sow social division inside the United States, influence US politics “including the presidential election of 2016.” Mueller alleges the campaign — under the direction of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a […]

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Trump offers Putin condolences over plane crash

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to offer his condolences after a deadly plane crash near Moscow, a White House official said. The call between the two leaders — who are at the center of an FBI investigation into Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 US election — took place after a plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Domodedovo airport, killing all 71 people […]

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Trump focused on ‘strong’ fundamentals amid market sell-off

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump was focused on the long-term health of the economy, claiming the fundamentals were “exceptionally strong,” despite a strong market sell-off. Wall Street stocks endured a brutal first session of the week, with the Dow seeing its steepest ever one-day point drop, wiping 4.6 percent off the value of America’s 30 largest companies. “The president’s focus is on our long-term economic fundamentals, […]

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US, Mexico play up increased security cooperation

by Dave Clark / Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson insisted Friday the US and Mexico are bolstering cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, brushing aside concerns about the impact of his boss Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican barbs. The US-Mexican relationship has been strained by Trump’s attacks on Mexican immigrants and the North American Free Trade Agreement — and his insistence on building a border wall. Critics say […]

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