Tag: Donald Trump
Migrants race to reach US before Trump takes over
by Yemeli ORTEGA Agence France Presse SASABE, Mexico (AFP) — Migrants trying to sneak into the United States from the parched Mexican desert have to contend with border guards’ drones overhead, poisonous snakes underfoot and human trafficking gangs at their backs. But these challenges are nothing compared to their bigger fear: that someday soon, US President-elect Donald Trump will build a wall to keep them out altogether. So before Trump takes office on Friday, they […]
Obama warns Trump, tells supporters ‘we’ll be okay’
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama vowed to speak up if Donald Trump threatens core US values and reassured Americans “we’ll be okay” Wednesday, in a political swansong after eight years as president. During his final press conference and public appearance before Trump’s inauguration on Friday, the 55-year-old said he was stepping back but would return to the political breach in extremis. “I want to do some writing, […]
Obama warns Trump not to jettison Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Monday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran by emphasizing its “significant and concrete results” and warning against undoing a pact supported by the world’s major powers. In language that seemed clearly directed at incoming president Donald Trump, who is set to take office on Friday, Obama said “the United States must remember that this agreement was the result of years of […]
Celebrity-in-chief Trump struggles to get A-list inauguration talent
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has spent decades palling around in the celebrity world and once dreamed of a movie career. But for his presidential inauguration, he is finding little love in return. With a few days to go before the real estate mogul becomes the 45th president of the United States on Friday, Trump has struggled like none of his predecessors to find household names […]
Democrats not attending Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have now said they will not attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Friday, the vast majority of them in protest at Trump’s attack on civil rights icon John Lewis and others. The following is a list of those who have publicly said they will not attend the ceremony, and the states which they represent: House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer (Oregon) Judy Chu (California) Katherine […]
Biden urges Trump to keep up cancer campaign
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — US Vice President Joe Biden, speaking just days before he leaves office, on Monday urged the incoming Trump administration to maintain his national fight to eradicate cancer. “This is the one bipartisan thing that exists and I pray will continue to exist in the new administration,” Biden told an audience of executives and opinion-makers at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. The vice president lost his son […]
Trump promises health care ‘for everybody’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants health “insurance for everybody,” he told The Washington Post, no small feat in a country where millions are uninsured. The Republican has long lashed out at President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act, campaigning on a pledge to repeal and replace it. But the billionaire developer had never said precisely with what. Now, however, he told the Post by phone late Saturday […]
Pence defends Trump in spat with US civil rights icon
by Maggy DONALDSON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A feud between Donald Trump and a prominent civil rights icon ramped up Sunday, as Vice President-elect Mike Pence jumped to his boss’s defense while a growing number of Democrats vowed to skip the upcoming inauguration. Pence said he was “deeply disappointed” in veteran Congressman John Lewis’s decision to boycott Trump’s inauguration. The Georgia Democrat questioned the legitimacy of the 2016 election and became […]
Trump suggests Russia deal on nuclear arms, sanctions: London Times
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for a deal with Russia that would “very substantially” reduce nuclear arsenals and ease sanctions against Moscow, in an interview published by The Times. “They have sanctions on Russia — let’s see if we can make some good deals with Russia. I think nuclear weapons should be way down and reduced very substantially, that’s part of it,” Trump said. “But Russia’s hurting very […]
Practice run for Trump’s US presidential inauguration held
(Reuters) — A dress rehearsal for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is held on Sunday (January 15) at the U.S. Capitol, ahead of the official inauguration which will be held on Friday, January 20th. Trump will serve as the 45th president of the United States. Estimates vary for the number of people expected to attend the inauguration. The D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is reportedly planning for 800,000 to 900,000 people […]
Washington protesters vow to fight for civil rights under Trump
U.S. civil rights activists vowed on Saturday to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice during the presidency of Donald Trump, kicking off a week of protests ahead of the Republican’s inauguration. About 2,000 mostly black protesters ignored steady rain to march and rally near Washington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, as speakers urged them to fight for minority rights and President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, which Trump has vowed to […]
